Emergency (n.) Sudden or unexpected appearance |
Emergency (n.) An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy |
Long-stop (n.) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper. |
Stop (v. t.) To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing |
Stop (v. t.) To obstruct |
Stop (v. t.) To arrest the progress of |
Stop (v. t.) To hinder from acting or moving |
Stop (v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part. |
Stop (v. t.) To point, as a composition |
Stop (v. t.) To make fast |
Stop (v. i.) To cease to go on |
Stop (v. i.) To cease from any motion, or course of action. |
Stop (v. i.) To spend a short time |
Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped |
Stop (n.) That which stops, impedes, or obstructs |
Stop (n.) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought. |
Stop (n.) The closing of an aperture in the air passage, or pressure of the finger upon the string, of an instrument of music, so as to modify the tone |
Stop (n.) In the organ, one of the knobs or handles at each side of the organist, by which he can draw on or shut off any register or row of pipes |
Stop (n.) A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from sliding too far. |
Stop (n.) A point or mark in writing or printing intended to distinguish the sentences, parts of a sentence, or clauses |
Stop (n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses. |
Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds. |
Stop (n.) Some part of the articulating organs, as the lips, or the tongue and palate, closed (a) so as to cut off the passage of breath or voice through the mouth and the nose (distinguished as a lip-stop, or a front-stop, etc., as in p, t, d, etc.), or (b) so as to obstruct, but not entirely cut off, the passage, as in l, n, etc. |
Stop-gap (n.) That which closes or fills up an opening or gap |
Stop-over (a.) Permitting one to stop over |
forced landing emergency landing | an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control |
emergency procedure | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) |
whistle-stop tour | a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited, in Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours |
stop stopover layover | a brief stay in the course of a journey, they made a stopover to visit their friends |
night-stop | a break in a journey for the night |
pit stop | a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car |
pit stop | a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment |
stop stoppage | the act of stopping something, the third baseman made some remarkable stops, his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood |
blockage block closure occlusion stop stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube, we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
catch stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something, he used a book as a stop to hold the door open |
diapason diapason stop | either of the two main stops on a pipe organ |
diaphragm stop | a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens, the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically |
emergency room ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
fire escape emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
flue stop | an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
organ stop | a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
reed stop | an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument |
stop | (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes, the organist pulled out all the stops |
stop bath short-stop short-stop bath | an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer |
stopwatch stop watch | a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) |
truck stop | a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers |
whistle stop flag stop way station | a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal |
emergency medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness |
stop order stop-loss order | an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level |
stop payment | a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check |
stop press | late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute |
period point full stop stop full point | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations, in England they call a period a stop |
stop consonant stop occlusive plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosive | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it, his stop consonants are too aspirated |
labial stop | a stop consonant that is produced with the lips |
glottal stop glottal plosive glottal catch | a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis, as in the sudden onset of a vowel |
suction stop click | a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) |
Emergency Alert System EAS | a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA, enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events |
stop halt | the event of something ending, it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill |
emergency exigency pinch | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action, he never knew what to do in an emergency |
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
United Nations Children's Fund United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF | an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries |
bus stop | a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers |
stop | a spot where something halts or pauses, his next stop is Atlanta |
focal ratio f number stop number speed | the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system |
arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption, 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 |
emergency | a state in which martial law applies, the governor declared a state of emergency |
break break off discontinue stop | prevent completion, stop the project, break off the negotiations |
hold on stop c | stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments, Hold on a moment! |
check turn back arrest stop contain hold back | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy, check the expansion or influence of, Arrest the downward trend, Check the growth of communism in South East Asia, Contain the rebel movement, Turn back the tide of communism |
plug stop up secure | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug, plug the hole, stop up the leak |
intercept stop | seize on its way, The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace |
barricade block blockade stop block off block up bar | render unsuitable for passage, block the way, barricade the streets, stop the busy road |
freeze stop dead | stop moving or become immobilized, When he saw the police car he froze |