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stopper — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
  • kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.

Senses

stopper is used for these senses in English:

  • kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

halt — full definition

  1. verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
  2. noun A stop, especially a temporary one.

kill — full definition

  1. verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  2. verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
  3. verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
  4. noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.

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