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settle vs stop

stop vs settle

settle and stop both are nouns.

settle and stop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
settle Yes No Yes No
stop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stop is a hypernym of settle; that is, stop is a word with a broader meaning than settle:
  • settle: come to rest
  • stop: come to a halt, stop moving
Other hypernyms of settle include halt.
settle (noun) stop (noun)
a long wooden bench with a back 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
settle (verb) stop (verb)
take up residence and become established prevent completion
form a community stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
establish or develop as a residence seize on its way
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form render unsuitable for passage
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet come to a halt, stop moving
come as if by falling cause to end
bring to an end; settle conclusively interrupt a trip
settle conclusively; come to terms stop from happening or developing
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement put an end to a state or an activity
come to terms have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
fix firmly
arrange or fix in the desired order
come to rest
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
sink down or precipitate
go under
become clear by the sinking of particles
dispose of; make a financial settlement
Difference between settle and stop

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