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stops

stops

6 9.9
A gambling card game where players place chips on face cards and win by matching them
  • noun
  • /stæps/
  • Archaic
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Synonyms

Newmarket
vsstops
  • Archaic
2 9.9

A card game where players bet chips and win by matching cards in a layout

is narrower stressing matching layout cards to collect chips in play
boodle
vsstops
  • Archaic
9.9

A fast card game where players match cards on the table to win chips

focuses on the sequence ending when no higher card remains
Chicago
vsstops
9.9

A betting card game where players place chips on face cards to win by matching cards

is the same concept but emphasizes playing higher cards until the run ends
Michigan
vsstops
9.7

A card game where players place chips on cards and try to win chips in order

is more general and less specific about card play rules

Idioms

to pull out all the stops
  • Informal
17 5.2

Do everything possible to make something succeed

three stops short of
  • Offensive
9.9

A little bit crazy and not thinking clearly

three stops short of Dagenham
  • Offensive
9.9

Not very sensible or aware of simple things

Surface Forms

stop singular
stops plural

Etymology

Stops (the card game) probably takes its name from the verb stop, which means 'to end'. In the game players put down cards until the play 'stops', and the card that ends the run wins the chips, so the name reminds you of how the game works.