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stops

The correct spelling is stops.

How to pronounce stops

/stɑps/
noun

IPA: /stɑps/

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The correct spelling is stops. A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station. For example: "They agreed to meet at the bus stop."

Usage Examples

They agreed to meet at the bus stop.

That stop was not planned.

door stop

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
  2. 2.An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
  3. 3.That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
  4. 4.A device intended to block the path of a moving object
  5. 5.A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.

verb

  1. 1.To cease moving.
  2. 2.To not continue.
  3. 3.To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
  4. 4.To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
  5. 5.To cause (something) to come to an end.

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