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stop vs breech closer

breech closer vs stop

stop and breech closer both are nouns.

stop is a verb but breech closer is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
breech closer Yes No No No
As nouns, breech closer is a hyponym of stop; that is, breech closer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  • breech closer: a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
Other hyponyms of stop include breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock.
stop (noun) breech closer (noun)
the act of stopping something a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
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) breech closer (verb)
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
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