nnoun.statethe state of inactivity following an interruptionSynset:arrest check halt hitch stay stop
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:checkhaltstop
Hypernyms:inaction inactiveness inactivity
Inherited Hypernyms:arrestinactionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
Full Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
nnoun.artifactan obstruction in a pipe or tubeSynset:block blockage closure occlusion stop
Examples:- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Derivationally Related Form:block
Hypernyms:impediment impedimenta obstructer obstruction obstructor
Inherited Hypernyms:blockageobstructionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:breech closerbreechblockplugstopperstopplevapor lockvapour lock
Full Hyponyms:breechblockbungcorkdrainplugearplugfippleplugtampaxtampiontampontapvapor lock
nnoun.actthe act of stopping somethingSynset:stop
Examples:- the third baseman made some remarkable stops
- his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
Derivationally Related Form:stop
Hypernyms:act deed human action human activity
Inherited Hypernyms:stopacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:haemostasiahaemostasishemostasiahemostasisstand-downstanddown
Full Hyponyms:hemostasisstanddown