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stop
A	noun
	1	stop, stopover, layover
			a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚stay ╚stop, stopover, layover ╚stand ╚pit stop ╚pit stop ╚night-stop
	2	stop, stoppage
			the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚stop, stoppage ╚hemostasis; haemostasis; hemostasia; haemostasia ╚standdown; stand-down
	3	blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
			an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚structure; construction ╚obstruction; obstructor; obstructer; impediment; impedimenta ╚blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage ╚vapor lock; vapour lock ╚plug; stopper; stopple ╚breechblock; breech closer
	4	catch, stop
			a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚restraint; constraint ╚catch, stop ╚tripper; trip ╚pawl; detent; click; dog ╚doorstop; doorstopper
	5	diaphragm, stop
			a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚mechanism ╚mechanical device ╚diaphragm, stop ╚iris; iris diaphragm
	6	stop
			(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚part; portion ╚appendage ╚handle; grip; handgrip; hold ╚knob ╚stop
	7	period, point, full stop, stop, full point
			a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚written symbol; printed symbol ╚mark ╚punctuation; punctuation mark ╚period, point, full stop, stop, full point ╚suspension point
	8	stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive
			a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚part; portion; component part; component ╚language unit; linguistic unit ╚phone; speech sound; sound ╚consonant ╚stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive ╚suction stop; click ╚glottal stop; glottal plosive; glottal catch ╚labial stop
	9	stop, halt
			the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚ending; conclusion; finish ╚stop, halt ╚stand; standstill; tie-up ╚cessation; surcease
	10	stop
			a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚point ╚topographic point; place; spot ╚stop ╚stopover; way station ╚loading zone; loading area ╚checkpoint ╚bus stop
	11	arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
			the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
		Category Tree: state ╚inaction; inactivity; inactiveness ╚arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage ╚logjam ╚countercheck
B	verb
	1	break, break off, discontinue, stop
			prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚end; terminate ╚break, break off, discontinue, stop ╚interrupt; disrupt; break up; cut off ╚bog down; bog ╚fracture
	2	hold on, stop
			stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚end; terminate ╚interrupt; break ╚hold on, stop
	3	check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
			hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
		Category Tree: prevent; keep ╚defend ╚check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back ╚cut down; cut out
	4	intercept, stop
			seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
		Category Tree: take; get hold of ╚seize; prehend; clutch ╚catch; grab; take hold of ╚intercept, stop ╚cut off; cut out
	5	barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
			render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
		Category Tree: prevent; keep ╚impede; hinder ╚obstruct; obturate; impede; occlude; jam; block; close up ╚barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar ╚close ╚shut off; block off; close off
	6	stop
			cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

	7	stop, halt
			come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

	8	stop, stop over
			interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚end; terminate ╚break; break off; discontinue; stop ╚interrupt; disrupt; break up; cut off ╚stop, stop over ╚lay over; stop over ╚call
	9	stop, halt, block, kibosh
			stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
		Category Tree: prevent; forestall; foreclose; preclude; forbid ╚stop, halt, block, kibosh ╚stay ╚embargo
	10	end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
			have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony end

	11	discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
			put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

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