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pawl vs stop

stop vs pawl

pawl and stop both are nouns.

pawl is not a verb while stop is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pawl Yes No No No
stop Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stop is a hypernym of pawl; that is, stop is a word with a broader meaning than pawl:
  • pawl: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
  • stop: a restraint that checks the motion of something
Other hypernyms of pawl include catch.
pawl (noun) stop (noun)
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward the act of stopping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey
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
pawl (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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