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stop vs break up

break up vs stop

stop is a noun but break up is not a noun.

stop and break up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
break up No No Yes No
As verbs, break up is a hyponym of stop; that is, break up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: prevent completion
  • break up: make a break in
Other hyponyms of stop include fracture, bog, bog down, cut off, disrupt, interrupt.
As verbs, break up is a hypernym of stop; that is, break up is a word with a broader meaning than stop:
  • stop: interrupt a trip
  • break up: make a break in
Other hypernyms of stop include cut off, disrupt, interrupt.
As verbs, break up is a hyponym of stop; that is, break up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  • break up: close at the end of a session
stop (noun) break up (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
stop (verb) break up (verb)
prevent completion laugh unrestrainedly
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments break or cause to break into pieces
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of come to an end
seize on its way separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
render unsuitable for passage cause to go into a solution
come to a halt, stop moving cause to separate
cause to end close at the end of a session
interrupt a trip bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
stop from happening or developing make a break in
put an end to a state or an activity set or keep apart
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical break violently or noisily; smash
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
release ice
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
take apart into its constituent pieces
suffer a nervous breakdown
disband
to cause to separate and go in different directions
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Difference between stop and break up

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