Hypernyms for "stop"
More general terms or categories
Hypernyms
View Full Definition
adjourn
arrest
bench hook
block off
bog
bog down
brake
break
break up
breech closer
breechblock
bring up
bus stop
call
call it a day
call it quits
cessation
check
checkpoint
cheese
click
climax
close
close off
come out
conclude
conk
countercheck
culminate
cut
cut down
cut off
cut out
detent
disappear
discontinue
disrupt
dog
doorstop
doorstopper
draw up
drop
embargo
flag down
fracture
glottal catch
glottal plosive
glottal stop
go
go away
go off
go out
haemostasia
haemostasis
halt
haul up
hemostasia
hemostasis
hold
interrupt
iris
iris diaphragm
knock off
labial stop
lapse
lay over
leave off
loading area
loading zone
logjam
night-stop
pass away
pawl
pit stop
plug
pull the plug
pull up
pull up short
recess
rein
rein in
retire
run low
run out
run short
settle
shut off
sign off
stall
stand
standdown
stand-down
standstill
stay
stop over
stopover
stopper
stopple
suction stop
surcease
suspension point
tie-up
trip
tripper
turn out
vanish
vapor lock
vapour lock
way station
withdraw
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.