[
US
/ˈstɑpɪdʒ/
]
[ UK /stˈɒpɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /stˈɒpɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
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an obstruction in a pipe or tube
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe -
the act of stopping something
the third baseman made some remarkable stops
his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood -
the state of inactivity following an interruption
the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
during the halt he got some lunch
he spent the entire stop in his seat
the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
How To Use stoppage In A Sentence
- Shabaani will be making a first defence of the title he won by a stoppage of Ferid Jeddau in Italy this year to improve his unbeaten fight record to 15 fights.
- There was a final flourish in the last seconds of stoppage time. Times, Sunday Times
- Certainly there have been powerful nonviolent movements in which strikes, work stoppages, non-cooperation, and massive civil disobedience have been effective without any religious or moral reference.
- Closer to home, road hauliers warned of possible transport stoppages and demonstrations to highlight the effect of the oil price hike on their business.
- But Page was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow. The Sun
- When Wilson got up he was greeted by a big uppercut followed by a right and the stoppage.
- wildcat work stoppage
- The root is the part used, and it is an excellent medicine to remove obstructions, it works power - fully by urine, and is good in jaundices, and in stoppages of the mense! The Family Herbal,: And of the Drugs which are Produced by Vegetables of Other Countries : with ...
- The stoppage and protest shut down most of the plant's production lines.
- There was a final flourish in the last seconds of stoppage time. Times, Sunday Times