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   Stop·page

   /ˈstäpij/

   

   noun

   • 1. an instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped: "the result of the air raid was complete stoppage of production" Similar discontinuationdiscontinuancestoppinghaltinghaltcessationterminationendfinishinterruptionsuspensionbreaking offOpposite startbeginningcontinuation
   • ▪ a blockage in a narrow passage, such as the barrel of a gun. Similar obstructionblockingtechnical:occlusionarreststasissuppressionblockageobstructionblockairlock
   • ▪ a cessation of work by employees protesting the terms set by their employers. Similar strikewalkoutshutdownclosureindustrial action
   • ▪ a knockout.

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