stop out

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stop out]
- /stɒp aʊt/
- /stɒp ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stop out]
- /stɒp aʊt/

Definitions of stop out words

noun stop out the act of stopping. 1
noun stop out a cessation or arrest of movement, action, operation, etc.; end: The noise came to a stop. Put a stop to that behavior! 1
noun stop out a stay or sojourn made at a place, as in the course of a journey: Above all, he enjoyed his stop in Trieste. 1
noun stop out a place where trains or other vehicles halt to take on and discharge passengers: Is this a bus stop? 1
noun stop out a closing or filling up, as of a hole. 1
noun stop out a blocking or obstructing, as of a passage or channel. 1

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Origin of stop out

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; stop + (drop)out

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Parts of speech for Stop out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stop out

stop out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

stop out usage trend in Literature

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