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finish vs stop

stop vs finish

finish and stop both are nouns.

finish and stop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
finish Yes No Yes No
stop Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stop is a hyponym of finish; that is, stop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than finish:
  • finish: event whose occurrence ends something
  • stop: the event of something ending
Other hyponyms of finish include end, last, final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination, foregone conclusion, matter of course, demolition, destruction, wipeout, omega, Z, halt, triumph, victory, defeat, licking.
As verbs, finish and stop are synonyms defined as:
  • finish and stop: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Other synonyms of finish include cease, end, terminate.
finish (noun) stop (noun)
the act of finishing the act of stopping something
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) a brief stay in the course of a journey
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) a restraint that checks the motion of something
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) an obstruction in a pipe or tube
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
event whose occurrence ends something (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the temporal end; the concluding time the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
finish (verb) stop (verb)
finally be or do something prevent completion
come or bring to a finish or an end stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
cause to finish a relationship with somebody hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table seize on its way
provide with a finish render unsuitable for passage
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 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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