Dictionary entry details
• STOP (noun)
Meaning:
The event of something ending
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
stop; halt
Context example:
it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
stand; standstill; tie-up (an interruption of normal activity)
cessation; surcease (a stopping)
Meaning:
The act of stopping something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
stop; stoppage
Context examples:
the third baseman made some remarkable stops / his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
act; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
haemostasia; haemostasis; hemostasia; hemostasis (surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat))
stand-down; standdown ((military) a temporary stop of offensive military action)
Meaning:
A brief stay in the course of a journey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
layover; stopover; stop
Context example:
they made a stopover to visit their friends
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
stay (continuing or remaining in a place or state)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
night-stop (a break in a journey for the night)
pit stop (a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car)
pit stop (a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment)
stand (a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance)
Meaning:
The state of inactivity following an interruption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
halt; stoppage; arrest; hitch; stay; check; stop
Context examples:
the negotiations were in arrest / held them in check / during the halt he got some lunch / the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow / he spent the entire stop in his seat
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
countercheck (a check that restrains another check)
logjam (any stoppage attributable to unusual activity)
Meaning:
A spot where something halts or pauses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
his next stop is Atlanta
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
place; spot; topographic point (a point located with respect to surface features of some region)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
bus stop (a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers)
checkpoint (a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance)
loading area; loading zone (a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded)
stopover; way station (a stopping place on a journey)
Meaning:
A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop consonant; stop
Context example:
his stop consonants are too aspirated
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
obstruent (a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth)
Meronyms (parts of "stop"):
implosion (the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant)
explosion; plosion (the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
labial stop (a stop consonant that is produced with the lips)
glottal catch; glottal plosive; glottal stop (a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel)
click; suction stop (a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu))
Meaning:
A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
full point; full stop; period; stop; point
Context example:
in England they call a period a stop
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
suspension point ((usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete)
Meaning:
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the organist pulled out all the stops
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
knob (a round handle)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Holonyms ("stop" is a part of...):
organ; pipe organ (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)
Meaning:
A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
diaphragm; stop
Context example:
the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
iris; iris diaphragm (diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening)
Holonyms ("stop" is a part of...):
camera; photographic camera (equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other))
Meaning:
A restraint that checks the motion of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
catch; stop
Context example:
he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
trip; tripper (a catch mechanism that acts as a switch)
click; detent; dog; pawl (a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward)
doorstop; doorstopper (a stop that keeps open doors from moving)
bench hook (any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing))
Meaning:
An obstruction in a pipe or tube
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stoppage; blockage; occlusion; closure; block; stop
Context example:
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Hypernyms ("stop" is a kind of...):
impediment; impedimenta; obstructer; obstruction; obstructor (any structure that makes progress difficult)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stop"):
breech closer; breechblock (a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing)
plug; stopper; stopple (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)
vapor lock; vapour lock (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))
• STOP (verb)
Meaning:
Come to a halt, stop moving
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stop; halt
Context examples:
the car stopped / She stopped in front of a store window
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
stall (experience a stall in flight, of airplanes)
draw up; haul up; pull up (come to a halt after driving somewhere)
brake (stop travelling by applying a brake)
settle (come to rest)
conk; stall (come to a stop)
rein; rein in (stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins)
check (abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons)
check (stop in a chase especially when scent is lost)
check (stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution)
pull up short (stop abruptly)
go off (stop running, functioning, or operating)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
They stop the animals
These cars won't stop
Antonym:
start (begin or set in motion)
Meaning:
Put an end to a state or an activity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
quit; lay off; discontinue; cease; stop; give up
Context example:
Quit teasing your little brother
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
call it a day; call it quits (stop doing what one is doing)
cheese (used in the imperative (get away, or stop it))
close off; shut off (stem the flow of)
pull the plug (prevent from happening or continuing)
retire; withdraw (withdraw from active participation)
sign off (cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations)
leave off (stop using)
drop; knock off (stop pursuing or acting)
break (give up)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sentence example:
They stop moving
Meaning:
Stop from happening or developing
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
kibosh; block; halt; stop
Context examples:
Block his election / Halt the process
Hypernyms (to "stop" is one way to...):
forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
stay (stop a judicial process)
embargo (prevent commerce)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They stop him from writing the letter
Meaning:
Interrupt a trip
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stop over; stop
Context examples:
we stopped at Aunt Mary's house / they stopped for three days in Florence
Hypernyms (to "stop" is one way to...):
break up; cut off; disrupt; interrupt (make a break in)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
call (make a stop in a harbour)
lay over; stop over (interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Cause to stop
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
stop a car / stop the thief
Cause:
halt; stop (come to a halt, stop moving)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
stall (cause an engine to stop)
stall (cause an airplane to go into a stall)
draw up; pull up (cause (a vehicle) to stop)
brake (cause to stop by applying the brakes)
flag down (signal to stop)
cut (stop filming)
bring up (cause to come to a sudden stop)
arrest; halt; hold (cause to stop)
rein; rein in (stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins)
check (arrest the motion (of something) abruptly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Antonym:
start (get going or set in motion)
Meaning:
Prevent completion
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
break off; discontinue; stop; break
Context examples:
stop the project / break off the negotiations
Hypernyms (to "stop" is one way to...):
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
break up; cut off; disrupt; interrupt (make a break in)
bog; bog down (get stuck while doing something)
fracture (become fractured)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
hold back; arrest; turn back; contain; stop; check
Context examples:
Arrest the downward trend / Check the growth of communism in South East Asia / Contain the rebel movement / Turn back the tide of communism
Hypernyms (to "stop" is one way to...):
defend (be on the defensive; act against an attack)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
cut down; cut out (intercept (a player))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Seize on its way
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
intercept; stop
Context example:
The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
Hypernyms (to "stop" is one way to...):
catch; grab; take hold of (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
cut off; cut out (cut off and stop)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
end; cease; terminate; finish; stop
Context examples:
the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed / Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other / My property ends by the bushes / The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
break (come to an end)
discontinue (come or be at an end)
come out; turn out (result or end)
close; conclude (come to a close)
disappear; go away; vanish (become invisible or unnoticeable)
go; run low; run short (to be spent or finished)
run out (become used up; be exhausted)
climax; culminate (end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage)
pass away (go out of existence)
lapse (end, at least for a long time)
cut out (cease operating)
go out (become extinguished)
adjourn; break up; recess (close at the end of a session)
disappear; vanish (cease to exist)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Render unsuitable for passage
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
block up; block; barricade; block off; bar; blockade; stop
Context examples:
block the way / barricade the streets / stop the busy road
Hypernyms (to "stop" is one way to...):
block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop"):
block off; close off; shut off (block off the passage through)
close (bar access to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
hold on; stop
Context example:
Hold on a moment!
Hypernyms (to "stop" is one way to...):
break; interrupt (terminate)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
