stoppage

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noun

1. the act of stopping something
- the third baseman made some remarkable stops
- his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
• Syn:
stop
• Derivationally related forms:
stop, stop (for: stop)
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity
• Hyponyms:
standdown, stand-down, hemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia
2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
• Syn:
blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop
• Derivationally related forms:
block (for: block), block (for: blockage)
• Hypernyms:
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
• Hyponyms:
breechblock, breech closer, plug, stopper, stopple,
vapor lock, vapour lock
3. 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
• Syn:
arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop
• Derivationally related forms:
stop, stop (for: stop), halt (for: halt), check (for: check)
• Hypernyms:
inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
• Hyponyms:
countercheck, logjam

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stop, blockage, block, closure, occlusion, arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay