(Yorkshire, idiomatic) Bow-legged.

Alternative form of a short drop and a sudden stop

plural of face that would stop a clock

(finance) To carry out the supposed practice whereby locals (floor traders trading for their own account) buy or sell to push prices towards where they suspect stop loss orders lie, with a view to profiting from the resulting acceleration of the move when those orders hit the market.

(idiomatic) A statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.

(Australia, informal) The annual Melbourne Cup horse race.

plural of ideographic full stop

(idiomatic) The cessation of an activity or operation due to rain (by analogy with cricket).

plural of all-way stop

simple past tense and past participle of stop and smell the roses