stop
/stɒp/ noun A1- The squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
Plural stops
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- stop by Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, by.
- stop down To decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving f...
- stop in To make a brief visit to a place while passing.
- stop into To briefly visit.
- stop off To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another pl...
- stop out To use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the pa...
- stop over To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnig...
- stop up To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage...
From the library
The Thief laid hold of his coat and entreated him to stop, saying, “Pray wait, sir, and hold my clothes, or I shall tear them to pieces in my fury, when I turn into a wolf.” At the same moment he yawned the third time and set up a terrible howl.
“Stop a moment,” said the deputy, as Dantès took his hat and gloves.
They killed several of them, when one of the Frogs, lifting his head out of the water, cried out: “Pray stop, my boys: what is sport to you, is death to us.”
“Let us go the same way; we will stop at La Réserve, and we can drink a glass of La Malgue, whilst we wait for news.”
Other matches
- stop To cease moving. A1
- stop A C2
- stop by Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- stop down To decrease the aperture of a photographic lens...
- stop in To make a brief visit to a place while passing.
- stop into To briefly visit.
- stop off To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to ...
- stop out To use an acid-resistant liquid
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