constraint vs stop

stop vs constraint

constraint and stop both are nouns.

constraint is not a verb while stop is a verb.

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

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

constraint: a device that retards something's motion
stop: a restraint that checks the motion of something

Other hyponyms of constraint include air bag, airbrake, dive brake, arrester, arrester hook, band, brake, brake, brake pad, brake shoe, shoe, skid, catch, chain, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast, gag, muzzle, lead, leash, tether, ignition lock, lock, muzzle, life belt, safety belt, safety harness, drogue, sea anchor, bond, hamper, shackle, trammel, trammel.

constraint (noun)	stop (noun)
the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others	the act of stopping something
a device that retards something's motion	a brief stay in the course of a journey
the state of being physically constrained	a restraint that checks the motion of something
	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
	a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
	(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
	a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
	the event of something ending
	a spot where something halts or pauses
	the state of inactivity following an interruption

constraint (verb)	stop (verb)
	prevent completion
	stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
	seize on its way
	render unsuitable for passage
	come to a halt, stop moving
	cause to end
	interrupt a trip
	stop from happening or developing
	put an end to a state or an activity
	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

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