Stop

stop, y. t. [stopped (stopt), -ping.] To close (an aperture) by tilling or by obstructing; to obstruct, render impa able; to arrest the progre of; to hinder from acting or moving; to regulate the sound of (musical strings) by pre ing them against the fingerboard; to punctuate. — v. i. To cease to go forward; to cease from any motion or course of action; to mu pend a short time, stay, tarry. — n. Act of stopping or state of being stopped; hindrance of progre , of reoperation, or of action; that which stops or obstructs; any contrivance by which the sounds of a musical instrument are regulated; a mark of punctuation. -ical, — Stop'-cock, re. A faucet; or a cock or valve for checking or regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a pipe. — gap, re. That j which closes or fills up an opening, gap, or chasm; a temporary expedient. — Stop'page, -pej, re. Act of the stopping or arresting prog- Stop-cock. con motion, or action; state of being stopped. — Stop'per, re. One who, or that which, stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a ve el. (Naut.) A short piece of rope [The having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard lbs.; under the knot, used to secure something. — v. t. 5 [stoppered (-perd), -pering.] To close or secure with a stopper. — Stop'ple, -pi, n. That which stops or closes the mouth of a ve el; a stopper. Storage. See under Store.