stop - Meaning in Hindi

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stop - Meaning in Hindi

stop Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of stop in English

stop noun

1. the act of stopping something

   Synonyms

   stoppage

   ठहराव, रुकाव, रोक, रोकना, विराम

   Examples

   • "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
   • "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"
2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube

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   Synonyms

   block, block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage

   Example

   • "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
3. a restraint that checks the motion of something

   Synonyms

   catch

   Example

   • "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
4. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

   Synonyms

   diaphragm

   Example

   • "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
5. (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

   Example

   • "the organist pulled out all the stops"
6. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

   Synonyms

   full point, full stop, period, point, point

   Example

   • "in England they call a period a stop"
7. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

   Synonyms

   occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive, stop consonant

   Example

   • "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
8. the event of something ending

   Synonyms

   halt

   Example

   • "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
9. a spot where something halts or pauses

   Example

   • "his next stop is Atlanta"
10. the state of inactivity following an interruption

    Synonyms

    arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage

    Examples

    • "during the halt he got some lunch"
    • "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
    • "held them in check"
    • "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
    • "the negotiations were in arrest"
11. a brief stay in the course of a journey

    Synonyms

    layover, stopover

    Example

    • "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

stop verb

1. put an end to a state or an activity

   Synonyms

   cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit

   Example

   • "Quit teasing your little brother"
2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

   Synonyms

   cease, end, end, end, finish, terminate

   Examples

   • "My property ends by the bushes"
   • "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
   • "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
   • "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"
3. stop from happening or developing

   Synonyms

   block, block, halt, kibosh

   Examples

   • "Block his election"
   • "Halt the process"
4. interrupt a trip

   Synonyms

   stop over

   Examples

   • "they stopped for three days in Florence"
   • "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"
5. come to a halt, stop moving

   Synonyms

   halt

   Examples

   • "She stopped in front of a store window"
   • "the car stopped"
6. cause to stop

   Examples

   • "stop a car"
   • "stop the thief"
7. render unsuitable for passage

   Synonyms

   bar, bar, bar, bar, barricade, block off, block up, block, block, blockade

   Examples

   • "barricade the streets"
   • "block the way"
   • "stop the busy road"
8. seize on its way

   Synonyms

   intercept

   Example

   • "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
9. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

   Synonyms

   arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back

   Examples

   • "Arrest the downward trend"
   • "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
   • "Contain the rebel movement"
   • "Turn back the tide of communism"
10. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

    Synonyms

    hold on

    Example

    • "Hold on a moment!"
11. prevent completion

    Synonyms

    break off, break, discontinue

    Examples

    • "break off the negotiations"
    • "stop the project"

Synonyms of stop

• layover, stopover
• stoppage
• block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage
• catch
• diaphragm
• full point, full stop, period, point
• occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant
• halt
• arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage
• break, break off, discontinue
• hold on
• arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back
• intercept
• bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade
• halt
• stop over
• block, halt, kibosh
• cease, end, finish, terminate
• cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit

Antonyms of stop

start, start up, get going, go

More matches for stop

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