Main entry: occlusive, stop, stop consonant, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound
Definition: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Usage: his stop consonants are too aspirated
Antonyms: continuant, continuant consonant
Definition: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
Main entry: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end
Definition: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Usage: the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed; Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other; My property ends by the bushes; The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Main entry: stop
Definition: cause to stop
Usage: stop a car; stop the thief
Main entry: stop, halt
Definition: come to a halt, stop moving
Usage: the car stopped; She stopped in front of a store window
Main entry: cease, quit, give up, stop, discontinue, lay off
Definition: put an end to a state or an activity
Usage: Quit teasing your little brother
Antonyms: preserve, uphold, carry on, bear on, continue
Definition: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last