Definition of stoper

	Definition of stop is the dictionary form of stoper Definition of stop stop has definitions from the fields of linguistics,photography,music,phonetics
1	[ verb ] come to a halt, stop moving Synonyms halt Examples "the car stopped" "She stopped in front of a store window"
2	[ verb ] put an end to a state or an activity Synonyms cease quit discontinue lay_off give_up Examples "Quit teasing your little brother"
3	[ verb ] stop from happening or developing Synonyms halt block kibosh Examples "Block his election" "Halt the process"
4	[ verb ] cause to stop Examples "stop a car" "stop the thief"
5	[ verb ] interrupt a trip Synonyms stop_over Examples "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house" "they stopped for three days in Florence"
6	[ verb ] prevent completion Synonyms break break_off discontinue Examples "stop the project" "break the silence"
7	[ noun ] the act of stopping something Synonyms stoppage Examples "the third baseman made some remarkable stops" "stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
8	[ noun ] the event of something ending Synonyms halt Examples "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
9	[ noun ] a brief stay in the course of a journey Synonyms layover stopover Examples "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
10	[ verb ] hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of Synonyms hold_back arrest turn_back contain check Examples "Arrest the downward trend" "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia" "Contain the rebel movement" "Turn back the tide of communism"
11	[ verb ] seize on its way Synonyms intercept Examples "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
12	[ noun ] a spot where something halts or pauses Examples "his next stop is Atlanta"
13	[ noun ] the state of inactivity following an interruption Synonyms check halt hitch stay stoppage arrest 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"
14	[ verb ] have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical Synonyms end finish cease terminate Examples "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed" "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"
15	[ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it Synonyms occlusive plosive_consonant plosive_speech_sound plosive stop_consonant Examples "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
16	[ noun ] an octagonal sign, usually at an intersection, instructing drivers to halt their vehicle Synonyms stop_sign
17	[ noun ] (photography) a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens Synonyms diaphragm Examples "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
18	[ noun ] a restraint that checks the motion of something Synonyms catch Examples "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
19	[ interjection ] interjection
20	[ verb ] stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments Synonyms hold_on break Examples "Hold on a moment!" "We broke at noon"
21	[ noun ] a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations Synonyms period full_point full_stop point Examples "in England they call a period a stop"
22	[ verb ] render unsuitable for passage Synonyms block bar barricade block_up block_off blockade Examples "block the way" "barricade the streets" "stop the busy road"
23	[ noun ] (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes Examples "the organist pulled out all the stops"
24	[ noun ] an obstruction in a pipe or tube Synonyms block closure occlusion stoppage blockage Examples "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
*	Similar Spelling stopper stooper stoppered stepper steeper St_Pierre stupor Stuber stover Stever Stober Stiver Stivers Steever staffer Stoffer stabber stoppard Stueber stuffer Stieber Stauber Stiverson Steverson stuporous To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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