stoppage English

Meaning stoppage meaning

What does stoppage mean?

stoppage

— noun (= stop) the act of stopping something the third baseman made some remarkable stops his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood

— noun (= blockage) an obstruction in a pipe or tube we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

— noun (= arrest, check, halt, stay, stop) 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

Synonyms stoppage synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as stoppage?

stoppage English » English

stop

halt

interruption

block

suspension

cessation

blockage

stopping

standstill

occlusion

stay

stand

pause

obstruction

hitch

discontinuance

check

arrest

surcease

rest

prevention

hold-up

closure

stoppage of work

shutdown

restraint

inaction

deduction

deadlock

cease

breakdown

work stoppage

walkout

truce

trouble

trip out

tightness

tie-up

thwarting

throw-out of

thrombus

thrombosis

tamponage

tamponade

strike work

strike

stopple

stopping place

stopper

stop work

Topics stoppage topics

What do people use stoppage to talk about?

States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something

• What words refer to the event of stopping?
  halt standstill pause discontinuance stoppage stay closure