present participle of stop the presses

present participle of T-stop

Alternative form of showstopping.

present participle of stop dead

present participle of stop and smell the roses

(Australia, Britain, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation). / (figuratively) A decisive end to something.

(colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.

(phonetics) A plosive sound articulated with the glottis. / The glottal stop symbol, ʔ.

(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.

Any of many knobs near the keyboard of an organ used to select different sounds or timbres. / The timbre so produced.