Stop

stop, v.t. to stuff or close up to obstruct to render impa able to hinder to intercept to restrain to apply musical stops to to regulate the sounds ot a stringed instrument by shortening the strings with the fingers. v.i. to cease going forwards to cease fiom any motion or action to leave off to lie at an end —pr.p stopping, pa.t. and pap stopped — act of stopping: state of being stopped hinderanco obstacle interruption {music; one of the vent holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pre ing of which certain notes are produced a mark used in punctuation [I.it. ’to Muff with tow,' M E stappen — O Fr. estoujer ilc.e. stoppa, Ger stopfen to stuff all fiom L. stupa the coarse part of flax, tow Stopcock, Mop'kok, n a short pipe in a cask, opened and stopped by a coi k or key. Stoppage, stop'aj, «. act of stepping state of being stopped an obstruction Stopper, stop'or, «, one who stops that which closes a vent or hole, as the cork or gla mouthpiece for a bottle \naut.) a short rope making something fast — v t. to close or secure with a stopper. Stopple, xlop'l, u. that which stops or closes the mouth of a ve el: a cork or plug. — r to close with a stopple. Storage. stfnVij, n the placing in a store the safe keeping of goods in a store the price paid or charged foi keeping goods in a stoic.