" stop "

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  leave off,

•  pack (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  hang on,

•  persist

2: to bring (something) to a standstill;

  * e.g., " ... traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrest,

•  bring up,

•  catch,

•  check,

•  draw up,

•  fetch up,

•  halt,

•  hold up,

•  pull up,

•  stall,

•  stay,

•  still

•  Antonyms : 

•  lose (to)

3: to close up so that no empty spaces remain;

  * e.g., " ... I stopped the mouse hole with plaster "

•  Synonyms : 

•  block,

•  bung,

•  dam,

•  fill,

•  pack,

•  plug,

•  stuff

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a brief visit;

  * e.g., " ... stop by on your way to the game so we can go there together "

•  Synonyms : 

•  call,

•  come by,

•  come over,

•  drop by,

•  drop in,

•  pop (in),

•  run (over),

•  run in,

•  step in,

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to prevent passage through by filling with something;

  * e.g., " ... clear the leaves out of the rain gutters so they don't stop up the downspouts again "

•  Synonyms : 

•  block,

•  choke,

•  clog,

•  clot,

•  congest,

•  dam,

•  gum (up),

•  jam,

•  obstruct,

•  occlude,

•  plug (up),

•  stuff

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  free,

•  open (up),

•  unblock,

•  unclog,

•  unplug,

•  unstop

1: as in stay (at), camp (out in);

•  Synonyms : 

•  camp (out in),

•  sojourn (at),

•  stay (at),

•  tarry (in),

•  call (on or upon),

•  drop by,

•  drop in,

•  pop (in),

•  run (in),

•  stop (by or in),

•  infest,

•  invade,

•  overrun,

•  swarm,

•  attend,

•  take in,

•  patronize,

•  affect,

•  frequent,

•  habituate,

•  hang (at),

•  haunt,

•  resort (to),

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

•  avoid,

•  shun,

•  dodge,

•  duck,

•  elude,

•  escape,

•  eschew,

•  evade,

•  shake

1: as in run in, step in;

•  Synonyms : 

•  come by,

•  come over,

•  drop by,

•  drop in,

•  run in,

•  step in,

•  crash,

•  sojourn,

•  stay,

•  tarry,

•  visit,

•  frequent,

•  hang (around or out),

•  haunt,

•  inhabit,

•  occupy

•  Antonyms : 

•  abide,

•  dwell,

•  live,

•  reside

1: a brief halt in a journey;

  * e.g., " ... our guide called for a stop at the trail hut so we could eat and rest a bit "

•  Synonyms : 

•  layover,

•  stopover

•  Antonyms : 

•  continuance,

•  continuation

2: a regular stopping place;

  * e.g., " ... had lunch on a picnic table at a shady rest stop along the highway "

•  Synonyms : 

•  station,

•  way station

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: something that makes movement or progress difficult;

  * e.g., " ... pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balk,

•  bar,

•  block,

•  chain,

•  clog,

•  cramp,

•  crimp,

•  deterrent,

•  drag,

•  embarrassment,

•  encumbrance,

•  fetter,

•  handicap,

•  hindrance,

•  holdback,

•  hurdle,

•  impediment,

•  inhibition,

•  interference,

•  let,

•  manacle,

•  obstacle,

•  obstruction,

•  shackles,

•  stumbling block,

•  trammel

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a small residential settlement;

  * e.g., " ... for that all-important primary election, candidates are willing to go to every whistle-stop in the state "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bourg,

•  hamlet,

•  townlet,

•  vill,

•  village

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things;

  * e.g., " ... add eggs to the mixture of dry ingredients "

•  Synonyms : 

•  admixture,

•  alloy,

•  amalgam,

•  amalgamation,

•  blend,

•  cocktail,

•  combination,

•  composite,

•  compound,

•  conflation,

•  emulsion,

•  fusion,

•  intermixture,

•  meld,

•  mix,

•  synthesis

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)