stop
- noun
- /stɑp/
- Specialized
- The letter 'p' is an example of a voiceless bilabial stop in phonetics.
- voiceless stop
- voiced stop
- bilabial stop
Examples
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During the class, we learned that a stop in speech occurs when the airflow is momentarily blocked.
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A station stop would allow access to the site by foot instead of by car alone.
Academic text (2001) -
There's an all-night truck stop on the interstate.
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John's truck screeches to a stop at the E.R. entrance.
Fiction book (2002) -
In linguistics, a stop is produced by completely blocking airflow in the vocal tract.
Synonyms
A speech sound made by stopping the breath completely and then letting it out
A sound you make when you block air and then let it out quickly
A speech sound, like p or b, made by stopping the air and then letting it out quickly
A consonant sound made by stopping air in the mouth then letting it out suddenly, like p or b
Idioms
- Informal
Make blood loss end or prevent more harm in a difficult situation
- Informal
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
A series of short visits to small towns by a politician during an election campaign
- Specialized
A sound you make by briefly stopping and releasing air at your voice box, like the break in 'uh-oh'
- Specialized
An instruction to sell or buy shares at a set price to limit losses and protect gains
- Specialized
A weak acid liquid used to stop the chemical that makes an image on film or photo paper
- Specialized
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 Continuous
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Stop for a consonant sound is named from the idea of blocking the air, like a short 'plug' in the mouth. So sounds such as 'p', 't', and 'k' are called 'stops' because you stop the airflow to make them.