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stop vs act

act vs stop

stop and act both are nouns.

stop and act both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
act Yes No Yes No
As nouns, act is a hypernym of stop; that is, act is a word with a broader meaning than stop:
  • stop: the act of stopping something
  • act: something that people do or cause to happen
Other hypernyms of stop include deed, human action, human activity.
stop (noun) act (noun)
the act of stopping something something that people do or cause to happen
a brief stay in the course of a journey a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
a restraint that checks the motion of something a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
an obstruction in a pipe or tube a short performance that is part of a longer program
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens a manifestation of insincerity
(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
stop (verb) act (verb)
prevent completion behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of discharge one's duties
seize on its way play a role or part
render unsuitable for passage perform on a stage or theater
come to a halt, stop moving behave unnaturally or affectedly
cause to end perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
interrupt a trip have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
stop from happening or developing be suitable for theatrical performance
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 stop and act

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