All stop synonyms
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- nip β to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
- get in the way β be an obstacle
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- carry through β If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- close down β to cease or cause to cease operations
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- cash in β If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- get out of the way β move aside
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- intermediating β to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- garrote β a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- blockaded β the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- immobilise β to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- lasted β to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- hang it up β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- buckle under β If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
- ease up β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- lay aside β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- bitting β Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- come to nothing β plan, idea: fail
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- head off β the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- quit β to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- die down β If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- waylay β to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
- linger β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- nixing β nothing.
- illegalize β to make illegal: They even wanted to illegalize smoking.
- greet β to lament; bewail.
- disestablish β to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- come to pass β to take place
- contain β If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
noun stop
- wall β any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- idyll β a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- call β a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- kiss off β an act or instance of kissing.
- cork β Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
- immobilisation β Alternative spelling of immobilization.
- crosswalk β A crosswalk is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross.
- irregularity β the quality or state of being irregular.
- ending β An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
- crossway β a junction
- kiss-off β Slang. an act or instance of dismissing a person or thing: The company is about to give you the kiss-off, so you'd better start looking for another job.
- dead air β the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.
- dreaminess β of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.