stoppage
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(noun) the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops" |
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Synonyms: stop |
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Related Words: act, arrest, check, human action, human activity, stay |
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(noun) an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" |
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Synonyms: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop |
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Related Words: breech closer, breechblock, impediment, impedimenta, obstruction, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock |
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(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire stay in his room" |
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Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop |
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Related Words: deadlock, impasse, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, logjam, stalemate, standstill |
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