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  • 1To stop off — Stop Stop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stopping}.] [OE. stoppen, AS. stoppian (in comp.); akin to LG. & D. stoppen, G. stopfen, Icel. stoppa, Sw. stoppa, Dan. stoppe; all probably fr. LL. stopare, stupare, fr. L. stuppa the… …

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  • 2stop — ► VERB (stopped, stopping) 1) come or bring to an end. 2) prevent from happening or from doing something. 3) cease or cause to cease moving or operating. 4) (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers. 5) Brit …

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  • 3Stop — Stop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stopping}.] [OE. stoppen, AS. stoppian (in comp.); akin to LG. & D. stoppen, G. stopfen, Icel. stoppa, Sw. stoppa, Dan. stoppe; all probably fr. LL. stopare, stupare, fr. L. stuppa the coarse… …

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  • 4stop — 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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  • 5stop — stopless, adj. stoplessness, n. /stop/, v., stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping; n. v.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… …

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  • 6stop — [[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 …

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  • 7stop — [[t]stɒ̱p[/t]] ♦ stops, stopping, stopped 1) VERB If you have been doing something and then you stop doing it, you no longer do it. [V ing] Stop throwing those stones!... [V ing] He can t stop thinking about it... [V ing] I ve been told to lose… …

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  • 8stop — 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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  • 9stop — verb (stops, stopping, stopped) 1》 come or cause to come to an end.     ↘discontinue an action, practice, or habit. 2》 prevent from happening or from doing something.     ↘instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque).     ↘refuse to supply… …

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  • 10Point Place — is a fictional small suburban town in Wisconsin, somewhere near Kenosha, Wisconsin, [cite web|url=http://www.that70sshow.com/index faq.htm|title=That 70s Show FAQs] in which the television sitcom That 70s Show takes place. The characters speak… …

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