obstruction vs stop

stop vs obstruction

obstruction and stop both are nouns.

obstruction is not a verb while stop is a verb.

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

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

obstruction: any structure that makes progress difficult
stop: an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Other hyponyms of obstruction include bar, barrier, blockade, block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive, obstacle, tumbler.

obstruction (noun)	stop (noun)
getting in someone's way	the act of stopping something
the act of obstructing	a brief stay in the course of a journey
any structure that makes progress difficult	a restraint that checks the motion of something
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction	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

obstruction (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

Difference between obstruction and stop

Words related to "stop"

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