Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

NOUN 3

1. 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”
   Synonymsarrestcheckhalthitchstaystop

2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube

   • “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe”
   Synonymsblockageblockclosureocclusionstop

3. the act of stopping something

   • “the third baseman made some remarkable stops”
   • “his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood”
   Synonymsstop