stoppage, n.
(stoppages)
(stoppages)
the act of stopping something
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
stop stoppage
sample sentences
"the third baseman made some remarkable stops""his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
<noun.artifact>
block blockage closure occlusion stop stoppage
sample sentences
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the state of inactivity following an interruption
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form