intransitive verb.
To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up.
intransitive verb.
To constrict (an opening or orifice).
intransitive verb.
To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).
intransitive verb.
To prevent the flow or passage of.
intransitive verb.
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intransitive verb.
To halt the motion or progress of.
intransitive verb.
To block or deflect (a blow, for example); parry or ward off.
intransitive verb.
To be or get in the way of (a bullet or other missile); be killed or wounded by.
intransitive verb.
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intransitive verb.
To cause to desist or to change a course of action.
intransitive verb.
To prevent or restrain.
intransitive verb.
To discontinue or cease.
intransitive verb.
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intransitive verb.
To defeat (an opponent or opposing team).
intransitive verb.
To defeat in boxing by a knockout or technical knockout.
intransitive verb.
To order a bank to withhold payment of.
intransitive verb.
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intransitive verb.
To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch.
intransitive verb.
To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch.
intransitive verb.
To cease moving, progressing, acting, or operating; come to a halt.
intransitive verb.
To put an end to what one is doing; cease.
intransitive verb.
To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
noun.
The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.
noun.
A halt or stay, as on a trip.
noun.
A place at which someone or something stops.
noun.
A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.
noun.
An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check.
noun.
A stop order.
noun.
A part in a mechanism that stops or regulates movement.
noun.
The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm.
noun.
A mark of punctuation, especially a period.
noun.
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noun.
The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument.
noun.
A fret on a stringed instrument.
noun.
A hole on a wind instrument.
noun.
A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument.
noun.
A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ.
noun.
A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes.
noun.
A line used for securing something temporarily.
noun.
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noun.
One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.
noun.
A plosive.
noun.
The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog.
noun.
A save made by a goalie.
noun.
A stopper.
noun.
A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding.
noun.
A control mechanism on an audio or video player that causes a recording to stop playing.
adjective.
Of, relating to, or being of use at the end of an operation or activity.
phrasal verb.
To reduce (the aperture) of a lens.
phrasal verb.
To withdraw temporarily from college.