stop temporarily
11temporarily — adv. Temporarily is used with these adjectives: ↑absent, ↑blind, ↑closed, ↑covered, ↑insane, ↑speechless, ↑stunned, ↑unable, ↑unemployed Temporarily is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑ …
12stop the show — phrasal : to draw so much applause that the action on stage must temporarily halt a song that stops the show at every performance stops the show with her dance in the first act * * * stop the show 1. To be applauded with so much enthusiasm as to… …
13stop the clock — allow extra time by temporarily ceasing to count the time left before a deadline arrives he agreed to stop the clock as negotiations continued * * * ˌstop the ˈclock idiom to stop measuring time in a game or an activity that has a time limit… …
14stop out — intransitive verb Etymology: after drop out Date: 1971 to withdraw temporarily from enrollment at a college or university • stop out noun …
15stop transmitting, Mayday — When transmitted by radio, it means that all stations, other than the one transmitting the Mayday call, are to temporarily cease transmissions …
16stop the show — Be a great success (usu. of person attracting so much applause as to hold up a performance temporarily) …
17rest stop — noun designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily • Syn: ↑pull off, ↑rest area, ↑layby, ↑lay by • Hypernyms: ↑area * * * 1. a stop made, as during a motor trip, to allow passengers to stretch their legs, use rest rooms …
18To stop over — Stop Stop, v. i. 1. To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop. [1913 Webster] He bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground; Then lays his finger on his temple: strait Springs out into fast gait; then… …
19Pit stop — For the technique to cause a car to spin around (and stop) quickly, see PIT maneuver. For other uses, see Pitstop. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Formula 1 pit lane and garages (right) adjacent to the oval racing lane …
20Double stop — The beginning of Mozart s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1787). The First and Second Violins have a triple stop notated, meaning the low D is only played to let ring, then shortly thereafter the B and G are played like normal. A double stop, in music… …
