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 It's estimated that almost one million camels roam the deserts of the Australian Outback. But this particular camel is just looking for the one, and he'll pull out all the stops to impress the ladies!🐪

Born to survive. Built to thrive. #Mammals

stop

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verb

ˈstäp 

stopped; stopping

Synonyms of stop

transitive verb

1

a

: to close by filling or obstructing

b

: to hinder or prevent the passage of

c

: to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by

easy to stop a bullet along a lonely … road—Harvey Fergusson

2

a

: to close up or block off (an opening) : PLUG

b

: to make impassable : CHOKE, OBSTRUCT

c

: to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice)

3

a

: to cause to give up or change a course of action

b

: to keep from carrying out a proposed action : RESTRAIN, PREVENT

stopped them from leaving

4

a

: to cause to cease : CHECK, SUPPRESS

b

: DISCONTINUE

5

a

: to deduct or withhold (a sum due)

b

: to instruct one's bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (something, such as a check)

6

a

: to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt

stopped the car

b

: PARRY

c

: to check by means of a weapon : BRING DOWN, KILL

d

: to beat in a boxing match by a knockout

broadly : DEFEAT

e

: BAFFLE, NONPLUS

7

a

: to change the pitch of (something, such as a violin string) by pressing with the finger

b

: to change the pitch of (a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell

8

: to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks

intransitive verb

1

a

: to cease activity or operation

his heart stopped

the motor stopped

b

: to come to an end especially suddenly : CLOSE, FINISH

The talking stopped when she entered the room.

2

a

: to cease to move on : HALT

b

: PAUSE, HESITATE

3

a

: to break one's journey : STAY

b

chiefly British : REMAIN

c

: to make a brief call : drop in

4

: to become choked : CLOG

the sink often stops up

stoppable 

ˈstä-pə-bəl 

 adjective

stop

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noun

1

a

: CESSATION, END

b

: a pause or breaking off in speech

2

a(1)

: a graduated set of organ pipes of similar design and tone quality

(2)

: a corresponding set of vibrators or reeds of a reed organ

(3)

: STOP KNOB 

—often used figuratively in phrases like pull out all the stops to suggest holding nothing back

b

: a means of regulating the pitch of a musical instrument

3

a

: something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : IMPEDIMENT, OBSTACLE

b

: the aperture of a camera lens

also : a marking of a series (as of f-numbers) on a camera for indicating settings of the diaphragm

c

: a drain plug : STOPPER

4

: a device for arresting or limiting motion

5

: the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : CHECK

6

a

: a halt in a journey : STAY

made a brief stop to refuel

b

: a stopping place

a bus stop

7

a

chiefly British : any of several punctuation marks

b

—used in telegrams and cables to indicate a period

c

: a pause or break in a verse that marks the end of a grammatical unit

8

a

: an order stopping payment (as of a check or note) by a bank

b

: STOP ORDER

9

: a consonant characterized by complete closure of the breath passage in the course of articulation compare CONTINUANT

10

: a depression in the face of an animal at the junction of forehead and muzzle

11

: a function of an electronic device that stops a recording