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place vs stop

stop vs place

place and stop both are nouns.

place and stop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
place Yes No Yes No
stop Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stop is a hyponym of place; that is, stop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than place:
  • place: a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  • stop: a spot where something halts or pauses
Other hyponyms of place include grave, tomb, junction, birthplace, place of birth, polling place, polling station, end, hiding place, heights, high, hole-in-the-wall, holy, holy place, sanctum, mecca, nesting place, overlook, crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top, rendezvous, scour, service area, showplace, solitude, target, target area, pool, puddle, zone.
place (noun) stop (noun)
a job in an organization the act of stopping something
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another a brief stay in the course of a journey
an abstract mental location a restraint that checks the motion of something
the passage that is being read an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a blank area a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
an item on a list or in a sequence (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a point located with respect to surface features of some region a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a general vicinity a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
a public square with room for pedestrians the event of something ending
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) a spot where something halts or pauses
any area set aside for a particular purpose the state of inactivity following an interruption
the particular portion of space occupied by something
where you live at a particular time
proper or designated social situation
a particular situation
proper or appropriate position or location
place (verb) stop (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something prevent completion
assign a rank or rating to stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
estimate seize on its way
sing a note with the correct pitch render unsuitable for passage
to arrange for come to a halt, stop moving
assign to a station cause to end
finish second or better in a horse or dog race interrupt a trip
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal stop from happening or developing
put into a certain place or abstract location put an end to a state or an activity
locate have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
assign a location to
make an investment
assign to (a job or a home)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
identify the location or place of
Difference between place and stop

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