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pull the plug vs stop

stop vs pull the plug

pull the plug is not a noun while stop is a noun.

pull the plug and stop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pull the plug No No Yes No
stop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stop is a hypernym of pull the plug; that is, stop is a word with a broader meaning than pull the plug:
  • pull the plug: prevent from happening or continuing
  • stop: put an end to a state or an activity
Other hypernyms of pull the plug include cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit.
pull the plug (noun) stop (noun)
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
pull the plug (verb) stop (verb)
prevent from happening or continuing 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 pull the plug and stop

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