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ARREST |
Stop (progress) |
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STEM |
Stop progress |
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SNAIL |
Stop making progress |
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HALT |
A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of
progress. |
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IMPEDE |
To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to
impede the advance of troops. |
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STAND |
To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause;
to halt; to remain stationary. |
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GEST |
A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey
or progress; a rest. |
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CHECK |
A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest;
stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check. |
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BECALM |
To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the
stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed. |
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INTERCEPT |
To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to
hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river. |
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HITCH |
A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a
temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or
utterance; a hitch in the performance. |
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STOP |
To arrest the progress of; to hinder; to impede; to shut
in; as, to stop a traveler; to stop the course of a stream, or a flow
of blood. |
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INTERRUPTION |
Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course,
current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met
with many interruptions in... |
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INTERRUPT |
To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by
breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the
current or motion of; to cau... |