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vacuum
Noun
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A vacuum is an area in space where no matter can be found.
A vacuum is often used in physics for experiments.
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A vacuum is another name for a vacuum cleaner.
vacuum
Verb
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If you vacuum, you clean something with a vacuum cleaner.
stop
Verb
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If you stop, you do not move; you rest.
He stopped after running 2 miles.
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If you stop something or somebody, you prevent them from moving or doing something. You cause the person to cease moving or progressing.
The police tried to stop the criminal, but he was too fast.
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If you stop doing something, you are not doing it anymore. You have ceased doing it.
I stopped playing video games and went back to working on my project.
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If you stop, you come to the end of the time when one is doing something. You start doing a different thing or start doing nothing.
stop
Noun
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A stop is a place where buses, cars, taxis, or other vehicles halt to let passengers board or leave (get on or off).
delay
Noun
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A delay is a wait or the waiting time.
Computer problems caused a long delay in the meeting.
Train A62 will be leaving in 15 minutes. We apologize for the delay.
delay
Verb
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If you delay, you wait until a later time or cause something to be late.
We have decided to delay the changes to give people more time.
The train was delayed by mechanical problems.
We only have a few spots left, so don't delay.