Definition of stop

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Stop (n.) A point or mark in writing or printing intended to distinguish the sentences, parts of a sentence, or clauses; a mark of punctuation. See Punctuation..

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There :: There (pron.) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech..
Putty :: Putty (v. t.) To cement, or stop, with putty..
Tap :: Tap (n.) A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet..
Period :: Period (n.) A complete sentence, from one full stop to another; esp., a well-proportioned, harmonious sentence..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To hinder from acting or moving; to prevent the effect or efficiency of; to cause to cease; to repress; to restrain; to suppress; to interrupt; to suspend; as, to stop the execution of a decree, the progress of vice, the approaches of old age or infirmity..
Full :: Full (Compar.) Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon..
Delay :: Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..
Interpoint :: Interpoint (v. t.) To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
Stoppered :: Stopper (n.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia..
Quit :: Quit (a.) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting..
Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip..
Choke :: Choke (v. i.) To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled..
Archaeostomatous :: Archaeostomatous (a.) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely close up.
Detention :: Detention (n.) The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
Plug :: Plug (n.) Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple..
Embar :: Embar (v. t.) To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up.
Plug :: Plug (v. t.) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
Stopping :: Stopper (v. t.) To close or secure with a stopper.
Counterbuff :: Counterbuff (n.) A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.
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