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stop vs forbid

forbid vs stop

stop is a noun but forbid is not a noun.

stop and forbid both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
forbid No No Yes No
As verbs, forbid is a hypernym of stop; that is, forbid is a word with a broader meaning than stop:
  • stop: stop from happening or developing
  • forbid: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Other hypernyms of stop include foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent.
stop (noun) forbid (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) forbid (verb)
prevent completion command against
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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 stop and forbid

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