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stop vs settle

settle vs stop

stop and settle both are nouns.

stop and settle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
settle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, settle is a hyponym of stop; that is, settle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: come to a halt, stop moving
  • settle: come to rest
Other hyponyms of stop include go off, pull up short, check, check, check, rein, rein in, conk, stall, stall, draw up, haul up, pull up, brake.
stop (noun) settle (noun)
the act of stopping something a long wooden bench with a back
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) settle (verb)
prevent completion take up residence and become established
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments form a community
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
seize on its way establish or develop as a residence
render unsuitable for passage make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
come to a halt, stop moving become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
cause to end come as if by falling
interrupt a trip bring to an end; settle conclusively
stop from happening or developing settle conclusively; come to terms
put an end to a state or an activity end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical come to terms
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
fix firmly
arrange or fix in the desired order
come to rest
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
sink down or precipitate
go under
become clear by the sinking of particles
dispose of; make a financial settlement
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