stoppage

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stoppage Definition

• (n) 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"
• (n) an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
• (n) the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

stoppage Synonyms

• arrest
• block
• blockage
• check
• closure
• halt
• hitch
• occlusion
• stay
• stop
• stoppage