stoppage

Pronunciation:		'stâpij
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" [n] an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [n] 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:	arrest, block, blockage, check, closure, halt, hitch, occlusion, stay, stop, stop, stop

	See Also:	act, breech closer, breechblock, deadlock, haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis, human action, human activity, impasse, impediment, impedimenta, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, logjam, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, plug, stalemate, standstill, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Stop"page\, n. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	/sto'p*j/ Extreme lossage that renders something (usually something vital) completely unusable. "The recent system stoppage was caused by a fried transformer." [jargon file]