stops
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/stɑps/
English
Definitions
noun
- A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.“They agreed to meet at the bus stop.”
- An action of stopping; interruption of travel.“That stop was not planned.”
- That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
- A device intended to block the path of a moving object“door stop”
verb
- To cease moving.“I stopped at the traffic lights.”
- To not continue.“Soon the rain will stop.”
- To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.“The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.”
- To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).“One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.”
noun
- A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
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