Find all similar words for STOP with relevant definition, synonyms and same meaning words etc.
a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
a round handle
mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
a device that retards something's motion
any structure that makes progress difficult
bring to an end or halt
be on the defensive
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
block passage through
terminate
tending to occlude
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
render unsuitable for passage
seize on its way
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
obstruct
the act of stopping something
the act of discontinuing or breaking off
a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
a restraint that checks the motion of something
the act of intercepting
a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
coming to an end
a place where something ends or is complete
event whose occurrence ends something
the temporal end
the act of finishing
the last section of a communication
a final state
either extremity of something that has length
the act of blocking
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
the state of inactivity following an interruption
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis
a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
(usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)
a stop that keeps open doors from moving
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
become fractured
get stuck while doing something
make a break in
intercept (a player)
go out of existence
end, at least for a long time
become extinguished
close at the end of a session
cease to exist
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
become used up
to be spent or finished
become invisible or unnoticeable
come to a close
result or end
come to or be at an end
come to an end
block off the passage through
wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight