Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stop
8 of 10 senses of stop
Sense 1
stop, halt
=> check
=> go off
=> pull up short
=> check
=> check
=> check
=> rein, rein in
=> stall, conk
=> stall
=> draw up pull up haul up
=> brake
=> settle, halt
Sense 2
discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off
=> drop, knock off
=> leave off
=> sign off
=> retire, withdraw
=> pull the plug
=> shut off close off
=> cheese
=> break
Sense 3
stop, halt, block, kibosh
=> embargo
=> stay
Sense 4
stop, stop over
=> call
=> lay over stop over
Sense 5
stop
=> rein, rein in
=> halt, hold arrest
=> bring up
=> cut
=> flag down
=> stall
=> stall
=> draw up pull up
=> brake
Sense 6
break, break off discontinue, stop
=> fracture
=> bog down bog
=> interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off
Sense 7
check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> cut down cut out
Sense 8
intercept, stop
=> cut off cut out
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stop
8 of 10 senses of stop
Sense 1
stop, halt
=> check
=> stem, stanch, staunch, halt
=> go off
=> pull up short
=> check
=> check
=> check
=> rein, rein in
=> stall, conk
=> stall
=> draw up pull up haul up
=> brake
=> settle, halt
Sense 2
discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off
=> drop, knock off
=> nolle pros
=> leave off
=> sign off
=> retire, withdraw
=> pull the plug
=> shut off close off
=> cheese
=> break
Sense 3
stop, halt, block, kibosh
=> embargo
=> stay
Sense 4
stop, stop over
=> call
=> lay over stop over
Sense 5
stop
=> rein, rein in
=> pull
=> halt, hold arrest
=> bring up
=> cut
=> flag down
=> stall
=> stall
=> draw up pull up
=> brake
=> skid
Sense 6
break, break off discontinue, stop
=> fracture
=> bog down bog
=> interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off
=> cut, cut off
=> punctuate
=> break
=> put away
=> pause, intermit, break
=> rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
=> take five
=> take ten
=> chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in barge in break in
=> interrupt, disrupt
=> cut in
=> cut short
=> burst in on burst upon
=> heckle, harass
=> interject, come in interpose, put in throw in inject
=> jam, block
=> take off take time off
Sense 7
check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> cut down cut out
Sense 8
intercept, stop
=> cut off cut out
Entailment of verb stop
1 of 10 senses of stop
Sense 4
stop, stop over
=> stop, halt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stop
10 senses of stop
Sense 1
stop, halt
Sense 2
discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off
Sense 3
stop, halt, block, kibosh
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sense 4
stop, stop over
Sense 5
stop
Sense 6
break, break off discontinue, stop
=> end terminate
Sense 7
check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> defend
Sense 8
intercept, stop
=> catch, grab, take hold of
Sense 9
terminate, stop
=> discontinue
Sense 10
break, hold on stop
=> interrupt, break
Familiarity of verb stop
stop used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 10)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stop
Sense 1
stop, halt
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Sense 2
discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off
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Sense 3
stop, halt, block, kibosh
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
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Sense 4
stop, stop over
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Sense 5
stop
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Sense 6
break, break off discontinue, stop
=> end terminate
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Sense 7
check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> defend
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Sense 8
intercept, stop
=> catch, grab, take hold of
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Sense 9
terminate, stop
=> discontinue
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Sense 10
break, hold on stop
=> interrupt, break
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Grep of noun stop
backstop
bus stop
diapason stop
doorstop
flag stop
flue stop
full stop
glottal stop
labial stop
night-stop
nonstop
organ stop
pit stop
reed stop
rest stop
short-stop
short-stop bath
shortstop
stop
stop-loss order
stop bath
stop consonant
stop number
stop order
stop payment
stop press
stopcock
stopes
stopgap
stoplight
stopo watch
stopover
stoppage
stoppard
stopper
stopper knot
stopping
stopping point
stopple
stops
stopwatch
suction stop
truck stop
whistle stop
Overview of noun stop
The noun stop has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (3) stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
2. (3) stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
3. (3) stop, stopover, layover -- (a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends")
4. (1) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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")
5. (1) stop -- (a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta")
6. stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive -- (a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it "his stop consonants are too aspirated")
7. period, point, full stop, stop, full point -- (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop")
8. stop -- ((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops")
9. diaphragm, stop -- (a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically")
10. catch, stop -- (a restraint that checks the motion of something "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open")
11. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage -- (an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe")
Overview of verb stop
The verb stop has 10 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (58) stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window")
2. (56) discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")
3. (25) stop, halt, block, kibosh -- (stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process")
4. (7) stop, stop over -- (interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence")
5. (7) stop -- (cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief")
6. (4) break, break off discontinue, stop -- (prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence")
7. (3) check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back -- (hold back as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism")
8. (2) intercept, stop -- (seize on its way "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace")
9. (1) terminate, stop -- (have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other")
10. break, hold on stop -- (stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"; "We broke at noon")
Grep of adj stop
nonstop
stoppable
stopped
stopped-up
stopped up
stoppered
Overview of noun stop
The noun stop has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (3) stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
2. (3) stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
3. (3) stop, stopover, layover -- (a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends")
4. (1) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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")
5. (1) stop -- (a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta")
6. stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive -- (a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it "his stop consonants are too aspirated")
7. period, point, full stop, stop, full point -- (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop")
8. stop -- ((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops")
9. diaphragm, stop -- (a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically")
10. catch, stop -- (a restraint that checks the motion of something "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open")
11. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage -- (an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe")
Overview of verb stop
The verb stop has 10 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (58) stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window")
2. (56) discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")
3. (25) stop, halt, block, kibosh -- (stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process")
4. (7) stop, stop over -- (interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence")
5. (7) stop -- (cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief")
6. (4) break, break off discontinue, stop -- (prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence")
7. (3) check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back -- (hold back as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism")
8. (2) intercept, stop -- (seize on its way "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace")
9. (1) terminate, stop -- (have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other")
10. break, hold on stop -- (stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"; "We broke at noon")
stop definition
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