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  • 51stop — I n. halt cessation 1) to make a stop 2) to put a stop to (the teacher put a stop to the cheating) 3) to bring to a stop (the driver brought the bus to a stop) 4) to come to a stop (the train came to a stop) 5) an abrupt, sudden; brief; dead;… …

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  • 52stop — v. & n. v. (stopped, stopping) 1 tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or motion or operation of. b effectively hinder or prevent (stopped them playing so loudly). c discontinue (an action or sequence of actions)… …

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  • 53stop — [[t]stɒp[/t]] v. stopped, stop•ping, n. 1) to cease from or discontinue: to stop running[/ex] 2) to cause to cease: to stop crime[/ex] 3) to interrupt or check 4) to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies[/ex] 5) to restrain or prevent …

    From formal English to slang

  • 54stop — [c]/stɒp / (say stop) verb (stopped or, Poetic, stopt, stopping) –verb (t) 1. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 3. to interrupt, arrest, or check (a course …

  • 55stop — Synonyms and related words: English horn, abandon, abjure, abort, afterthought, allophone, alveolar, anchorage, apico alveolar, apico dental, arrest, arrestation, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, awe, baffle, ban, bar, barricade, barrier,… …

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  • 56stop*/*/*/ — [stɒp] verb I 1) [T] to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening Policies like this aren t going to stop crime.[/ex] A broken leg won t stop me from going to the concert.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to no longer do something …

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  • 57stop — 1. verb 1) we can t stop the decline Syn: put an end/stop/halt to, bring to an end/stop/halt/close/standstill, end, halt; finish, terminate, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud; deactivate, shut down Ant: start …

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  • 58stop — 1stop loc. di comando, s.m.inv. AD 1a. loc. di comando, ordine di sospendere un azione: stop! fermati!, abbiamo parlato abbastanza, ora stop Sinonimi: alt. 1b. s.m.inv., il comando stesso: il vigile mi ha intimato lo stop Sinonimi: alt. 2.… …

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  • 59stòp — 1 stópa m (ȍ ọ) 1. alp. razpoka, izboklina v steni, ki plezalcu omogoča, da se opre, stopi: plezal je in iskal stop; v živo skalo vsekani stopi 2. redko korak, stopinja: dolgi stopi / stop za stopom se je pomikal naprej ● star. hoditi, jahati v …

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  • 60stop — I. verb (stopped; stopping) Etymology: Middle English stoppen, from Old English stoppian, from Vulgar Latin *stuppare to stop with tow, from Latin stuppa tow, from Greek styppē Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to close by filling or… …

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