Definition of Logan

A device intended to block the path of a moving object; as, a door stop.
context|linguistics A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
Short for a stopper, used in the phrase 'pull out all the stops'.
context|music A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.

#: The organ is loudest when all the stops are pulled.

context|tennis A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
context|zoology The depression in a dogâ��s face between the skull and the nasal bones.

#: The stop in a bulldog's face is very marked.

Synonyms
sense|consonant sound where air is blocked plosive

trans-top|interruption of travel
Afrikaans: t-|af|stop|xs=Afrikaans
Arabic: {t|ar|scARchar|Ù�Ù�Ù�Ø©|trwÃ¡qfa|f}}
Dutch: t+|nl|stop|m, t|nl|pauze|f
Finnish: t-|fi|keskeytys
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French: t+|fr|arrÃªt|m
German: t+|de|Einhalt|m, t+|de|Stopp|m
Russian: t|ru|Ð¾Ñ�Ñ�Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²ÐºÐ°|f|trostanÃ³vka|scCyrl
Swedish: t|sv|stopp|n
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trans-top|zoology: depression in a dogâ��s face
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Image:Stop sign MUTCD.svg|thumb|Highway stop sign.

Verb
en-verb|stop|p|ed

intransitive: To cease moving.

#: I stopped at the traffic lights.

intransitive: To come to an end.

#: The riots stopped when police moved in.
#: Soon the rain will stop.

transitive: To cause (something) to cease moving.

#: The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.

transitive: To cause (something) to come to an end.

#: The referees stopped the fight.

transitive: To close an aperture.

#: He stopped the wound with gauze.

intransitive: To stay a while.

#: He stopped for two weeks at the inn.

intransitive: To tarry.

#: He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) or the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs for more information.

Synonyms
sense|to cease moving brake, desist, halt
sense|to come to an end cease, desist, discontinue, halt, terminate
sense|to cause to cease moving cancel, cease, discontinue, halt, terminate
sense|to cause to come to an end cancel, cease, discontinue, halt, terminate

Antonyms
sense|to cease moving continue, go, move, proceed
sense|to come to an end continue, proceed
sense|to cause to cease moving continue, move
sense|to cause to come to an end continue, move

Derived terms
top2
stop by
stopcock; stop cock
stop down
stop in
stop off
mid2
stop out
stop over
stop up
stopwatch

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ttbc|Esperanto: halti, haltigi, cxesigi
ttbc|French: s'arrÃªter, s'immobiliser, cesser
ttbc|Spanish: parar, pararse, imobilisarse, dejar de (+ infinitive)
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Anagrams
opts
post
pots
spot
tops

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English ergative verbs
Category:Negative words

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/stÉ�p/
SAMPA|/stOp/

Noun
nl-noun2|m|pen|je

An electric fuse.
An action of stopping.
A plug for a kitchen sink.

Verb
stop

first person singular present tense and imperative of|stoppen.

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-n-zero
stop n

beer|Beer mug.

Synonyms
sejdel

Category:Swedish nouns

ar:stop
de:stop
el:stop
fa:stop
fr:stop
ko:stop
io:stop
it:stop
lt:stop
hu:stop
nl:stop
ja:stop
pl:stop
pt:stop
ru:stop
simple:stop
fi:stop
sv:stop
ta:stop
te:stop
vi:stop
tr:stop
uk:stop
vo:stop
zh:stop

Revision and Credits for"stop"
2007-12-18 11:15 - Tbot - added t for cs, sv, pt, bg, de, nl Full Revision History
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