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- [stop]
- /stɒp/
- /stɒp/
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- [stop]
- /stɒp/
Definitions of stops word
- verb with object stops to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 1
- verb with object stops to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 1
- verb with object stops to interrupt, arrest, or check (a course, proceeding, process, etc.): Stop your work just a minute. 1
- verb with object stops to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies. 1
- verb with object stops to restrain, hinder, or prevent (usually followed by from): I couldn't stop him from going. 1
- verb with object stops to prevent from proceeding, acting, operating, continuing, etc.: to stop a speaker; to stop a car. 1
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Origin of stops
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English stoppen (v.), Old English -stoppian (in forstoppian to stop up); cognate with Dutch, Low German stoppen, German stopfen; all ≪ Vulgar Latin *stuppāre to plug with oakum, derivative of Latin stuppa coarse hemp or flax < Greek stýppē
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stops
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stops popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stops usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stops
verb stops
- arrests — Plural form of arrest.
- balks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- cancels — Plural form of cancel.
- caps — Capital letters.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
noun stops
- backstops — Plural form of backstop.
- barriers — anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
- caesuras — Plural form of caesura.
- calls — Plural form of call.
- cessations — Plural form of cessation.
Antonyms for stops
noun stops
- advancements — Plural form of advancement.
- advantages — A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
- advocacies — the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal: He was known for his advocacy of states' rights.
- alleyways — Plural form of alleyway.
- anabases — any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
verb stops
- advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
- affects — Plural form of affect.
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- assists — Plural form of assist.
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
Top questions with stops
- what stops diarrhea?