stop+short

  • 51stop — or [stäp] vt. stopped, stopping [ME stoppen < OE stoppian (in comp.) < WGmc stoppōn < VL * stuppare, to stop up, stuff < L stuppa < Gr styppē, tow < IE * stewe , to thicken, contract > Gr styphein, to contract, Sans stuka,… …

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  • 52stop by — stop off, stop over, stop in or (N American) stop by To break one s journey, pay a visit to (usu with at) • • • Main Entry: ↑stop * * * ˌstop ˈby [intransitive/transitive] [ …

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  • 53short stop — short stops N COUNT In baseball, a short stop is a player who tries to stop balls that go between second and third base …

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  • 54stop — 1 vb stopped, stop·ping vt 1: to cause to halt stopped payment 2: to subject to a legal stop vi: to cease activity or motion stop 2 n: an act or inst …

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  • 55short|stop — «SHRT STOP», noun. 1. a baseball player stationed between second base and third base. 2. an acid solution used to halt the developing process in photography; stop bath …

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  • 56Stop — Stop, v. i. 1. To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop. [1913 Webster] He bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground; Then lays his finger on his temple: strait Springs out into fast gait; then stops …

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  • 57Short message service — (SMS) is a communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices. SMS text messaging is the most widely used data application on the planet, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile… …

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  • 58Stop Messing About — is a BBC Radio series. Following Round the Horne after the death of Kenneth Horne, the cast was rearranged, keeping Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick, but dispensing with Betty Marsden and taking on Joan Sims. It was, however, short lived,… …

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  • 59stop and frisk — n. The action by a police officer of stopping a person suspected to be armed and dangerous and running his or her hands over the outside of the suspect’s clothing to locate any concealed weapons. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing,… …

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  • 60stop dead (or short) — suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting. → stop …

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