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Stopple

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  verb (used with object), stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping. 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 check (a course, proceeding, process, etc.): Stop your work just a minute. 4. to cut […]

• Stop short

  1. Also, stop one short. Check abruptly, as in When we tried to cross the street, the barrier stopped us short. [ Early 1300s ] 2. Cause someone to stop speaking, as in I was about to tell them the date when my father stopped me short. [ Late 1800s ] 3. stop short of. […]

• Stop-sign

  noun 1. a traffic sign requiring a motorist to stop before continuing.

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