block vs stop

block and stop both are nouns.

block and stop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
block	Yes	No	Yes	No
stop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, block and stop are synonyms defined as:

block and stop: an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Other synonyms of block include blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage.

As verbs, block and stop are synonyms defined as:

block and stop: render unsuitable for passage

Other synonyms of block include bar, barricade, block off, block up, blockade.

As verbs, stop is a hyponym of block; that is, stop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than block:

block: block passage through
stop: render unsuitable for passage

Other hyponyms of block include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.

As verbs, block and stop are synonyms defined as:

block and stop: stop from happening or developing

Other synonyms of block include halt, kibosh.

block (noun)	stop (noun)
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements	the act of stopping something
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)	a brief stay in the course of a journey
an obstruction in a pipe or tube	a restraint that checks the motion of something
a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine	a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
a platform from which an auctioneer sells	(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units	a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit	the event of something ending
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings	a spot where something halts or pauses
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted	the state of inactivity following an interruption
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

block (verb)	stop (verb)
shape into a block or blocks	prevent completion
shape by using a block	stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
be unable to remember	seize on its way
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals	render unsuitable for passage
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)	come to a halt, stop moving
render unsuitable for passage	cause to end
obstruct	interrupt a trip
stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block	stop from happening or developing
support, secure, or raise with a block	put an end to a state or an activity
block passage through	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
stop from happening or developing
run on a block system

block vs stop

block and stop both are nouns.

block and stop both are verbs.

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