| NOUN | state | stoppage, arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop | the state of inactivity following an interruption |
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| artifact | stoppage, blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | |
| act | stoppage, stop | the act of stopping something |
| Sounds | staa'pihjh | |
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| Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | |
| Meaning | The state of inactivity following an interruption. | |
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| Synonyms | arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop | |
| Narrower | countercheck | A check that restrains another check |
| logjam | Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity | |
| Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness | The state of being inactive |
| Spanish | alto, detención, parada | |
| Catalan | aturada, detenció, parada | |
| Verbs | stop | stop / stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments |
| Meaning | An obstruction in a pipe or tube. | |
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| Synonyms | blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop | |
| Narrower | breechblock, breech closer | A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing |
| plug, stopper, stopple | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | |
| vapor lock, vapour lock | A stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) | |
| Broader | obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta | Any structure that makes progress difficult |
| Spanish | bloque, bloqueo, cierre, detención, obstrucción, oclusión, parada | |
| Catalan | destorb, obstacle | |
| Meaning | The act of stopping something. | |
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| Example | "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" | |
| Synonym | stop | |
| Narrower | hemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia | surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) |
| standdown, stand-down | (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action | |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
| Spanish | detención, parada | |
| Catalan | aturada, parada | |
| Verbs | stop | cause to stop |
| stop | put an end to a state or an activity | |
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