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stop vs pawl

pawl vs stop

stop and pawl both are nouns.

stop is a verb but pawl is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
pawl Yes No No No
As nouns, pawl is a hyponym of stop; that is, pawl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: a restraint that checks the motion of something
  • pawl: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Other hyponyms of stop include bench hook, doorstop, doorstopper, click, detent, dog, trip, tripper.
stop (noun) pawl (noun)
the act of stopping something a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
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) pawl (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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