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stoppable
stop S0780200 (stŏp)v. stopped, stop·ping, stops v.tr.1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up: The tea leaves stopped the drain.2. To constrict (an opening or orifice): My nose is stopped up.3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).4. To prevent the flow or passage of: stop supplies from getting through.5. a. To halt the motion or progress of: stopped me and asked directions.b. To block or deflect (a blow, for example); parry or ward off.c. To be or get in the way of (a bullet or other missile); be killed or wounded by.6. a. To cause to desist or to change a course of action: The rain stopped us from continuing the argument.b. To prevent or restrain: An invitation to dinner stopped him from going to the movies.7. To discontinue or cease: He stopped his complaining.8. a. To defeat (an opponent or opposing team).b. To defeat in boxing by a knockout or technical knockout.9. To order a bank to withhold payment of: stopped the check.10. Music a. To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch.b. To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch.v.intr.1. To cease moving, progressing, acting, or operating; come to a halt: The clock stopped in the night.2. To put an end to what one is doing; cease: had to stop at an exciting place in the book.3. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off: stop by at a friend's house; stop in at the office; stop off at the gas station.n.1. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped: Can't you put a stop to all this ruckus? Production is at a stop.2. A halt or stay, as on a trip: We made a stop in Austin.3. A place at which someone or something stops: a regular stop on my delivery route; a bus stop.4. A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.5. An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check.6. A stop order.7. A part in a mechanism that stops or regulates movement.8. The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm.9. A mark of punctuation, especially a period.10. Music a. The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument.b. A fret on a stringed instrument.c. A hole on a wind instrument.d. A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument.e. A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ.f. A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes.11. Nautical A line used for securing something temporarily: a sail stop.12. a. Linguistics One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.b. A plosive.13. The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog.14. Sports A save made by a goalie.15. Games A stopper.16. Architecture A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding.17. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that causes a recording to stop playing.adj. Of, relating to, or being of use at the end of an operation or activity: a stop code.Phrasal Verbs: stop down To reduce (the aperture) of a lens. stop out To withdraw temporarily from college.
[Middle English stoppen, from Old English -stoppian, probably from Vulgar Latin *stuppāre, to caulk, from Latin stuppa, tow, broken flax, from Greek stuppē.]
stop′pa·ble adj.Synonyms: stop, cease, desist, discontinue, halt1, quit
These verbs mean to bring or come to an end: stop arguing; ceased crying; desist from complaining; discontinued the treatment; halting the convoy; quit laughing.Antonym: startThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stoppable - capable of being stopped; "if we pick up our pace he may be stoppable"unstoppable - not capable of being stopped; "as unstoppable as the wind" |
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