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synonym (synonym of stop)

  • (noun.event)
    halt
    the event of something ending (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.act)
    stoppage
    the act of stopping something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    layover, stopover
    a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.state)
    arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage
    the state of inactivity following an interruption (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant
    a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    full point, full stop, period, point
    a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    diaphragm
    a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    catch
    a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage
    an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit
    put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    block, halt, kibosh
    stop from happening or developing (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    stop over
    interrupt a trip (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    arrest, halt, hold
    cause to stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break, break off, discontinue
    prevent completion (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back
    hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    intercept
    seize on its way (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    cease, end, finish, terminate
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade
    render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.change)
    hold on
    stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (verb.change)
     

antonym (antonym of stop)

  • (noun.communication)
    continuant, continuant consonant
    consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract (noun.communication)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    start, start up
    get going or set in motion (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    get going, go, start
    begin or set in motion (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    begin, start
    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
     

hypernym (stop IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes (noun.artifact)
    knob
    a round handle (noun.artifact)
     
  • a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act)
    stay
    continuing or remaining in a place or state (noun.act)
     
  • a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)
    obstruent
    a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth (noun.communication)
     
  • a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens (noun.artifact)
    mechanical device
    mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (noun.artifact)
     
  • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations (noun.communication)
    punctuation, punctuation mark
    the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases (noun.communication)
     
  • a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
    constraint, restraint
    a device that retards something's motion (noun.artifact)
     
  • a spot where something halts or pauses (noun.location)
    place, spot, topographic point
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region (noun.location)
     
  • an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)
    impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
    any structure that makes progress difficult (noun.artifact)
     
  • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
    defend
    be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition)
     
  • interrupt a trip (verb.motion)
    break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
    make a break in (verb.communication)
     
  • prevent completion (verb.change)
    end, terminate
    bring to an end or halt (verb.change)
     
  • render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
    block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
    block passage through (verb.contact)
     
  • seize on its way (verb.contact)
    catch, grab, take hold of
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
     
  • stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (verb.change)
    break, interrupt
    terminate (verb.change)
     
  • stop from happening or developing (verb.social)
    forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible (verb.social)
     
  • the act of stopping something (noun.act)
    act, deed, human action, human activity
    something that people do or cause to happen (noun.tops)
     
  • the event of something ending (noun.event)
    conclusion, ending, finish
    event whose occurrence ends something (noun.event)
     
  • the state of inactivity following an interruption (noun.state)
    inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
    the state of being inactive (noun.state)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF stop relation)

  • a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act)
    night-stop
    a break in a journey for the night (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    pit stop
    a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    stand
    a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance (noun.act)
     
  • a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)
    labial stop
    a stop consonant that is produced with the lips (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop
    a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    click, suction stop
    a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) (noun.communication)
     
  • a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens (noun.artifact)
    iris, iris diaphragm
    diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening (noun.artifact)
     
  • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations (noun.communication)
    suspension point
    (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete (noun.communication)
     
  • a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
    bench hook
    any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    doorstop, doorstopper
    a stop that keeps open doors from moving (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    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 (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trip, tripper
    a catch mechanism that acts as a switch (noun.artifact)
     
  • a spot where something halts or pauses (noun.location)
    bus stop
    a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    checkpoint
    a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    loading area, loading zone
    a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    stopover, way station
    a stopping place on a journey (noun.location)
     
  • an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)
    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 (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    plug, stopper, stopple
    blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    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 g more.. 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) (noun.artifact)
     
  • cause to stop (verb.motion)
    check
    arrest the motion (of something) abruptly (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    rein, rein in
    stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    arrest, halt, hold
    cause to stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bring up
    cause to come to a sudden stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    cut
    stop filming (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    flag down
    signal to stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    stall
    cause an engine to stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    draw up, pull up
    cause (a vehicle) to stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    brake
    cause to stop by applying the brakes (verb.motion)
     
  • come to a halt, stop moving (verb.motion)
    go off
    stop running, functioning, or operating (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pull up short
    stop abruptly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    conk, stall
    come to a stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    draw up, haul up, pull up
    come to a halt after driving somewhere (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    settle
    come to rest (verb.motion)
     
  • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)
    pass away
    go out of existence (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    lapse
    end, at least for a long time (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cut out
    cease operating (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    go out
    become extinguished (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    adjourn, break up, recess
    close at the end of a session (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    disappear, vanish
    cease to exist (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    climax, culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    run out
    become used up; be exhausted (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    go, run low, run short
    to be spent or finished (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    disappear, go away, vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    close, conclude
    come to a close (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    come out, turn out
    result or end (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    discontinue
    come to or be at an end (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    break
    come to an end (verb.stative)
     
  • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
    cut down, cut out
    intercept (a player) (verb.competition)
     
  • interrupt a trip (verb.motion)
    call
    make a stop in a harbour (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    lay over, stop over
    interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight (verb.stative)
     
  • prevent completion (verb.change)
    fracture
    become fractured (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    bog, bog down
    get stuck while doing something (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
    make a break in (verb.communication)
     
  • put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
    drop, knock off
    stop pursuing or acting (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    leave off
    stop using (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    sign off
    cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    retire, withdraw
    withdraw from active participation (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    pull the plug
    prevent from happening or continuing (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    close off, shut off
    stem the flow of (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    cheese
    used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    call it a day, call it quits
    stop doing what one is doing (verb.stative)
     
  • render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
    block off, close off, shut off
    block off the passage through (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    close
    bar access to (verb.contact)
     
  • seize on its way (verb.contact)
    cut off, cut out
    cut off and stop (verb.contact)
     
  • stop from happening or developing (verb.social)
    embargo
    prevent commerce (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    stay
    stop a judicial process (verb.social)
     
  • the act of stopping something (noun.act)
    stand-down, standdown
    (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis
    surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) (noun.act)
     
  • the event of something ending (noun.event)
    cessation, surcease
    a stopping (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    stand, standstill, tie-up
    an interruption of normal activity (noun.event)
     
  • the state of inactivity following an interruption (noun.state)
    countercheck
    a check that restrains another check (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    logjam
    any stoppage attributable to unusual activity (noun.state)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)
    implosion
    the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    explosion, plosion
    the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes (noun.artifact)
    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 musica more.. 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 (noun.artifact)
     
  • a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens (noun.artifact)
    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) (noun.artifact)
     

cause (cause to relations of stop)

  • cause to stop (verb.motion)
    halt, stop
    come to a halt, stop moving (verb.motion)
     

verb group (stop is verb group of ....)

  • render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
    block, obstruct
    shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (verb.perception)
     

derivation (.... is derived from stop)

  • a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act)
    stop, stop over
    interrupt a trip (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    lay over, stop over
    interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
    put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
     
  • a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)
    occlusive
    tending to occlude (adj.pert)
     
  • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations (noun.communication)
    point
    mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes (verb.contact)
     
  • a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
    arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back
    hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    intercept, stop
    seize on its way (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop
    render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
     
  • an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun.artifact)
    block, choke up, lug, stuff
    obstruct (verb.contact)
     
  • come to a halt, stop moving (verb.motion)
    freeze, halt
    an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement (noun.act)
     
  • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)
    finish, finishing
    the act of finishing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    end
    a final part or section (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    close, closing, conclusion, end, ending
    the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.event)
    conclusion, ending, finish
    event whose occurrence ends something (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    end, final stage, last
    the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.location)
    end, terminal
    either extremity of something that has length (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    end point, endpoint, termination, terminus
    a place where something ends or is complete (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.state)
    death, destruction, end
    a final state (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.time)
    end, ending
    the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point
    the temporal end; the concluding time (noun.time)
     
  • (adj.all)
    terminative
    coming to an end (adj.all)
     
  • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
    containment
    the act of containing; keeping something from spreading (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    catch, stop
    a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
     
  • interrupt a trip (verb.motion)
    layover, stop, stopover
    a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act)
     
  • prevent completion (verb.change)
    discontinuance, discontinuation
    the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    stop, stoppage
    the act of stopping something (noun.act)
     
  • put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
    cessation, surcease
    a stopping (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.time)
    cease
    (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time)
     
  • render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
    block, blocking
    the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    blockage, closure, occlusion
    the act of blocking (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bar
    an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    barricade
    a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    blockade
    prevents access or progress (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    plug, stopper, stopple
    blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    barricade, roadblock
    a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. (noun.artifact)
     
  • seize on its way (verb.contact)
    interception
    the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    interceptor
    a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft (noun.artifact)
     
  • stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (verb.change)
    arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
    the state of inactivity following an interruption (noun.state)
     
  • the act of stopping something (noun.act)
    break, break off, discontinue, stop
    prevent completion (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    stop
    cause to stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    block, halt, kibosh, stop
    stop from happening or developing (verb.social)
     
  • the event of something ending (noun.event)
    halt, stanch, staunch, stem
    stop the flow of a liquid (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    arrest, halt, hold
    cause to stop (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    halt, stop
    come to a halt, stop moving (verb.motion)
     
  • the state of inactivity following an interruption (noun.state)
    check
    arrest the motion (of something) abruptly (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    hold on, stop
    stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (verb.change)
     

domain category (stop is domain category of ....)

  • (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes (noun.artifact)
    music
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)
     
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. halt . stoppage . layover, stopover . arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage . occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant . full point, full stop, period, point . diaphragm . catch . block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage . cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit . block, halt, kibosh . stop over . arrest, halt, hold . break, break off, discontinue . arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back . intercept . cease, end, finish, terminate . bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade . hold on . continuant, continuant consonant . start, start up . get going, go, start . begin, start . bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold . knob . stay . obstruent . mechanical device . punctuation, punctuation mark . constraint, restraint . place, spot, topographic point . impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor . defend . break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt . end, terminate . block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude . catch, grab, take hold of . break, interrupt . forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent . act, deed, human action, human activity . conclusion, ending, finish . inaction, inactiveness, inactivity . night-stop . pit stop . stand . labial stop . glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop . click, suction stop . iris, iris diaphragm . suspension point . bench hook . doorstop, doorstopper . click, detent, dog, pawl . trip, tripper . bus stop . checkpoint . loading area, loading zone . stopover, way station . breech closer, breechblock . plug, stopper, stopple . vapor lock, vapour lock . check . rein, rein in . arrest, halt, hold . bring up . cut . flag down . stall . draw up, pull up . brake . go off . pull up short . conk, stall . draw up, haul up, pull up . settle . pass away . lapse . cut out . go out . adjourn, break up, recess . disappear, vanish . climax, culminate . run out . go, run low, run short . disappear, go away, vanish . close, conclude . come out, turn out . discontinue . break . cut down, cut out . call . lay over, stop over . fracture . bog, bog down . break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt . drop, knock off . leave off . sign off . retire, withdraw . pull the plug . close off, shut off . cheese . call it a day, call it quits . block off, close off, shut off . close . cut off, cut out . embargo . stay . stand-down, standdown . haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis . cessation, surcease . stand, standstill, tie-up . countercheck . logjam . implosion . explosion, plosion . organ, pipe organ . camera, photographic camera . halt, stop . block, obstruct . stop, stop over . lay over, stop over . cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop . occlusive . point . arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back . intercept, stop . bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop . block, choke up, lug, stuff . freeze, halt . finish, finishing . end . close, closing, conclusion, end, ending . conclusion, ending, finish . end, final stage, last . end, terminal . end point, endpoint, termination, terminus . death, destruction, end . end, ending . close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point . terminative . containment . catch, stop . layover, stop, stopover . discontinuance, discontinuation . stop, stoppage . cessation, surcease . cease . block, blocking . blockage, closure, occlusion . bar . barricade . blockade . plug, stopper, stopple . barricade, roadblock . interception . interceptor . arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage . break, break off, discontinue, stop . stop . block, halt, kibosh, stop . halt, stanch, staunch, stem . arrest, halt, hold . halt, stop . check . hold on, stop . music


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