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Meaning:

Adverb:

  • Prone to halting or hesitation.

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Noun:

  • A device intended to block the path of a moving object; as, a door stop.
  • A function that halts playback or recording in devices such as videocassette and DVD player.
  • An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
  • A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
  • A (usually marked) place where line buses or trams halt to let passengers get on and off.
  • by extension A button that activates the stop function.
  • linguistics A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
  • music A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
  • photography An f-stop.
  • Short for a stopper, used in the phrase 'pull out all the stops'.
  • tennis A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
  • zoology The depression in a dog?s face between the skull and the nasal bones.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To cease moving.
  • intransitive To come to an end.
  • intransitive To stay a while.
  • intransitive To tarry.
  • intransitive|photography|often with "up" or "down" To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
  • transitive To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
  • transitive To cause (something) to come to an end.
  • transitive To close or block an opening.

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