stop
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3.7
- noun
- /stɑp/
:
tope
- The camera has a stop that allows you to control the amount of light entering the lens.
- a stop sign
- aperture stop
- a stop valve
OK, then hit the stop button and go do something else.
- OK, then hit the stop button and go do something else.
Examples
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When practice was over, the subjects pressed the "stop" button and monitors and watches were collected and downloaded.
Academic text (2005) -
The precision mitre gauge with a flip stop came out crucial for this project.
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A stop sign, if you will.
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So it also acts as a stop, basically.
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A buy stop order is entered at the stop price above the current market price.
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Take a normal exposure, then another, one half stop over and one half stop under.
Academic text (1993) -
I know exactly what you're planning, and I'm here to put a stop to it.
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Surely they are capable of putting a stop to this infiltration from the other side.
Academic text (1995) -
A policeman's hat and a stop sign were employed to teach the volley.
Academic text (1995) -
Pugsley runs into the room, dragging a freshly stolen stop sign, still on its pole.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
73
4.7
Something used to hold a person or animal still
27
4.4
A blockage that stops liquid or air moving through a pipe
9
5.3
Something that suddenly stops an activity or makes people silent
5
3.7
A part or action that stops the flow of water, gas and electricity
A device that stops or slows moving parts to keep people safe
A device that stops movement or limits flow in machines and electrical systems
A block that keeps a vehicle from moving past the end of a track
A small object that closes a bottle or hole tightly
A part inside a camera that opens or closes to control the amount of light
Idioms
- Informal
50
5.1
Make blood loss end or prevent more harm in a difficult situation
- Informal
3
3.9
To suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are surprised
- Offensive
Tell someone to stop talking nonsense and focus on the main point
- Offensive
Tell someone to stop saying silly or untrue things and to speak seriously
Compounds
2
7.1
A series of short visits to small towns by a politician during an election campaign
- Specialized
1
8.2
A sound you make by briefly stopping and releasing air at your voice box, like the break in 'uh-oh'
- Specialized
1
5.8
An instruction to sell or buy shares at a set price to limit losses and protect gains
- Specialized
1
7.4
A weak acid liquid used to stop the chemical that makes an image on film or photo paper
- Specialized
1
5.8
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
- Jargon
A group of pipes on an organ that make a particular sound when you choose them
- Specialized
A consonant made by pulling air into the mouth to stop the sound briefly
- Specialized
An acidic liquid that stops film or paper from developing before fixing
- Specialized
An instruction that starts when a set price is reached and then trades only at a set price or better
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stop originally meant a 'plug' in old English (stoppian), so it often names a thing that blocks or controls movement. That's why a 'stop' can be a device or a blockage that prevents flow.