Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of stopping, in any sense, or the state of being stopped; especially, a stopping of motion or procedure.
- noun A deduction made from pay or allowances to repay advances, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
pause orhalt of some activity. - noun Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a
blockage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
- noun the act of stopping something
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Examples
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Hey, Chris, get down from your high horse and instead of chastising us "Soccer Snobs" for using the term stoppage time, why not get your fellow anchors to actually pronounce players names correctly when reading the highlights.
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The stoppage is but the latest frustration for bond investors, who have wrestled for more than three years with a market in disarray.
Mortgage Investors Are Set for More Pain Robbie Whelan 2010
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Down 2-1 in stoppage time, a Columbus corner kick hit a defender and bounced right to Hesmer, who happened to be just seven yards away from the goal.
Will Hesmer Scores Second Goal By Goalie In MLS History (VIDEO) Michael Klopman 2010
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Down 2-1 in stoppage time, a Columbus corner kick hit a defender and bounced right to Hesmer, who happened to be just seven yards away from the goal.
Will Hesmer Scores Second Goal By Goalie In MLS History (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"A work stoppage is not a positive outcome for anybody for any side," Goodell said.
Goodell puts his focus on labor deal, not possible lockout 2010
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Another stoppage is planned for Monday with a two-day strike threatened for much of the following weekend.
London firefighters face talks over planned bonfire night strike James Meikle 2010
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Mathieu Debuchy's winner in stoppage time gave Lille a 3-2 victory over champion Marseille in the French league on Saturday and improved his team's chances of securing a Champions League spot.
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During Friday's state-of-the-league address, Goodell took a more hopeful tone than his union counterpart, insisting a new CBA without a work stoppage is the obligation of an $8-billion-a-year industry.
Goodell puts his focus on labor deal, not possible lockout 2010
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Only a brilliant reaction save from Forster in stoppage time, after a Jennison Myrie-Williams shot was deflected, halted a stunning comeback.
Anthony Stokes strikes twice before Celtic resist St Johnstone comeback Ewan Murray at McDiarmid Park 2010
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"The idea that ownership would want a work stoppage is absolutely false," Goodell said.
Goodell puts his focus on labor deal, not possible lockout 2010
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