stoppage

Noun
  1. The state of inactivity following an interruption (synset 114034398)
    "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"
    is a type of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive
    subtypes:
    • countercheck - a check that restrains another check
    • logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
    same as: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop
  2. An obstruction in a pipe or tube (synset 102856708)
    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
    is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficult
    subtypes:
    • breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
    • plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
    • vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
    same as: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop
  3. The act of stopping something (synset 101077970)
    "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
    is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
    subtypes:
    same as: stop

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