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51stall — stall1 stall like, adj. /stawl/, n. 1. a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal. 2. a stable or shed for horses or cattle. 3. a booth or stand in which merchandise is displayed for sale, or in which some business is… …
52check — n 1: something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances 2: a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person s order on demand see also negotiable instrument compa …
53halt — I noun abandonment, abeyance, armistice, arrest, block, break, breathing spell, cessation, check, close, closing, deadlock, delay, desistance, detention, deterrent, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, estoppage, estoppel, hesitation,… …
54arrest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, apprehend, capture, nab (inf.), pinch, bust (both sl.); stop, halt; retard, suspend. See end, restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Legal restraint] Syn. apprehension, taking into custody,… …
55cease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stop, desist, discontinue, end. See discontinuance. Ant., start. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. desist, terminate, discontinue; see halt 2 , stop 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at stop . III (Roget s 3… …
56stall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stable, manger; enclosure, chamber; booth, concession, kiosk; alcove, niche; informal, pretext, evasion. See receptacle, avoidance. v. stick, stand still, bog down; fail, go dead; informal, delay,… …
57discontinue — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cease, break off, terminate, interrupt; see abandon 1 , end 1 , stop 2 , suspend 2 . See Synonym Study at stop . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. stop, end, cease, terminate, *knock off, finish, quit, *call it quits, desist …
58belay — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, cease, check, discontinue, halt1, stall1, stay1, stop, surcease. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to.… …
59check — v 1. stop, arrest, stay, stall, bring to a standstill; halt, pause, hesitate, balk, brake; put a stop or an end to, terminate, end, quash, quell, squash, Inf. put the kibosh on, nip in the bud; cut, cut back on, decrease, diminish, reduce, lessen …
60deadlock — n 1. stalemate, impasse, standstill; quietus, halt, stop, stoppage, full stop, dead stop, cessation; stand, stay, check, checkmate, mate; block, blockage; stand off, tie, draw. 2. dilemma, perplexity, nonplus; predicament, hole, Inf. fix, corner; …
