Stop
nnoun.eventthe event of something endingSynset:halt
Examples:- it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Derivationally Related Form:haltstop
Hypernyms:conclusion ending finish
Inherited Hypernyms:stopendinghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cessationstandstandstillsurceasetie-up
Full Hyponyms:cessationlegal separationstand
nnoun.actthe act of stopping somethingSynset:stoppage
Examples:- the third baseman made some remarkable stops
- his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
Derivationally Related Form:stop
Hypernyms:act deed human action human activity
Inherited Hypernyms:stopacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:haemostasiahaemostasishemostasiahemostasisstand-downstanddown
Full Hyponyms:hemostasisstanddown
nnoun.acta brief stay in the course of a journeySynset:layover stopover
Examples:- they made a stopover to visit their friends
Derivationally Related Form:stoplay overstop over
Hypernyms:stay
Inherited Hypernyms:stopstayacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:night-stoppit stopstand
Full Hyponyms:night-stoppit stopstand
nnoun.statethe state of inactivity following an interruptionSynset:arrest check halt hitch stay stoppage
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
Derivationally Related Form:checkhaltstop
Hypernyms:inaction inactiveness inactivity
Inherited Hypernyms:arrestinactionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
Full Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
nnoun.locationa spot where something halts or pausesDerivationally Related Form:stop
Hypernyms:place spot topographic point
Inherited Hypernyms:stoptopographic pointpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bus stopcheckpointloading arealoading zonestopoverway station
Full Hyponyms:bus stopcheckpointloading zonestopover
nnoun.communicationa consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing itSynset:occlusive plosive plosive consonant plosive speech sound stop consonant
Examples:- his stop consonants are too aspirated
Antonyms:continuant consonant
Derivationally Related Form:occlusive
Hypernyms:obstruent
Inherited Hypernyms:stop consonantobstruentconsonantphonelanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:clickglottal catchglottal plosiveglottal stoplabial stopsuction stop
Part Meronyms:implosion explosion plosion
Full Hyponyms:glottal stoplabial stopsuction stop
nnoun.communicationa punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviationsSynset:full point full stop period point
Examples:- in England they call a period a stop
Derivationally Related Form:point
Hypernyms:punctuation punctuation mark
Inherited Hypernyms:periodpunctuationmarkwritten symbolsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:suspension point
Full Hyponyms:suspension point
nnoun.artifact(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipesTopic:music
Examples:- the organist pulled out all the stops
Part Holonyms:organ pipe organ
Hypernyms:knob
Inherited Hypernyms:stopknobhandleappendagepartobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lensSynset:diaphragm
Examples:- the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
Part Holonyms:camera photographic camera
Hypernyms:mechanical device
Inherited Hypernyms:diaphragmmechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:irisiris diaphragm
nnoun.artifacta restraint that checks the motion of somethingSynset:catch
Examples:- he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
Derivationally Related Form:stop
Hypernyms:constraint restraint
Inherited Hypernyms:catchrestraintdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bench hookclickdetentdogdoorstopdoorstopperpawltriptripper
Full Hyponyms:bench hookdoorstoppawltripper
nnoun.artifactan obstruction in a pipe or tubeSynset:block blockage closure occlusion stoppage
Examples:- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Derivationally Related Form:block
Hypernyms:impediment impedimenta obstructer obstruction obstructor
Inherited Hypernyms:blockageobstructionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:breech closerbreechblockplugstopperstopplevapor lockvapour lock
Full Hyponyms:breechblockbungcorkdrainplugearplugfippleplugtampaxtampiontampontapvapor lock
vverb.motioncome to a halt, stop movingSynset:halt
Examples:- the car stopped
- She stopped in front of a store window
Antonyms:start
Derivationally Related Form:haltstop
Inherited Hypernyms:stop
Direct Hyponyms:brakecheckconkdraw upgo offhaul uppull uppull up shortreinrein insettlestall
Full Troponyms:brakecheckdraw upgo offpull up shortreinsettlestall
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | These cars won't --- (apply to: halt, stop) | They --- the animals (apply to: halt, stop)
vverb.stativeput an end to a state or an activitySynset:cease discontinue give up lay off quit
Examples:- Quit teasing your little brother
Antonyms:continue
Derivationally Related Form:discontinuationstoppagecessationceasestopdiscontinuance
Inherited Hypernyms:discontinue
Direct Hyponyms:breakcall it a daycall it quitscheeseclose offdropknock offleave offpull the plugretireshut offsign offwithdraw
Full Troponyms:breakcall it quitscheesedropdrop outleave offnolle prospull the plugretireshut offsign off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s VERB-ing | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE (apply to: cease, stop) | They --- moving (apply to: quit, give up, cease, stop)
vverb.socialstop from happening or developingSynset:block halt kibosh
Examples:- Block his election
- Halt the process
Derivationally Related Form:blockagehaltstop
Hypernyms:forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent
Inherited Hypernyms:stopprevent
Direct Hyponyms:embargostay
Full Troponyms:embargostay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- him from writing the letter (apply to: stop, block)
vverb.motioninterrupt a tripSynset:stop over
Examples:- we stopped at Aunt Mary's house
- they stopped for three days in Florence
Derivationally Related Form:stop
Hypernyms:break up cut off disrupt interrupt
Inherited Hypernyms:stopinterruptbreakendchange
Direct Hyponyms:calllay overstop over
Full Troponyms:calllay over
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.motioncause to stopAntonyms:start
Derivationally Related Form:stoppagestop
Inherited Hypernyms:stop
Direct Hyponyms:arrestbrakebring upcheckcutdraw upflag downhaltholdpull upreinrein install
Causes:halt stop
Full Troponyms:brakebring upcheckcutdraw upflag downhaltpullreinskidstallstem
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changeprevent completionSynset:break break off discontinue
Examples:- stop the project
- break off the negotiations
Derivationally Related Form:discontinuationstop
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:breakendchange
Direct Hyponyms:bogbog downbreak upcut offdisruptfractureinterrupt
Full Troponyms:barrage jamblanket jambog downbreakburst in oncallchime incutcut incut shortfractureheckleinterjectinterruptjamlay overpausepoint jampunctuateput awayrestspot jamstoptake fivetake offtake ten
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.competitionhold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence ofSynset:arrest check contain hold back turn back
Examples:- Arrest the downward trend
- Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
- Contain the rebel movement
- Turn back the tide of communism
Derivationally Related Form:containmentstop
Hypernyms:defend
Inherited Hypernyms:checkdefendprevent
Direct Hyponyms:cut downcut out
Full Troponyms:cut down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactseize on its waySynset:intercept
Examples:- The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
Derivationally Related Form:interceptionstopinterceptor
Hypernyms:catch grab take hold of
Inherited Hypernyms:interceptcatchseizetake
Direct Hyponyms:cut offcut out
Full Troponyms:cut off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.stativehave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphoricalSynset:cease end finish terminate
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
Antonyms:begin
Derivationally Related Form:finishterminativeendterminus
Inherited Hypernyms:end
Direct Hyponyms:adjournbreakbreak upclimaxclosecome outconcludeculminatecut outdisappeardiscontinuegogo awaygo outlapsepass awayrecessrun lowrun outrun shortturn outvanish
Full Troponyms:adjournbob underbreakclearconcludecrownculminatecut outdematerializediscontinueeventuatego outlapseleave offpass awayrun lowrun outtaper offturn outvanishwork out
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contactrender unsuitable for passageSynset:bar barricade block block off block up blockade
Examples:- block the way
- barricade the streets
- stop the busy road
Derivationally Related Form:stopperblockagebarblockingblockadestopbarricade
Hypernyms:block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude
Inherited Hypernyms:barricadeobstructimpedeprevent
Direct Hyponyms:block offcloseclose offshut off
Full Troponyms:closeshut off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changestop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developmentsSynset:hold on
Derivationally Related Form:stoppagestop
Hypernyms:break interrupt
Inherited Hypernyms:hold oninterruptendchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s