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stop vs trip

trip vs stop

stop and trip both are nouns.

stop and trip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
trip Yes No Yes No
As nouns, trip is a hyponym of stop; that is, trip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: a restraint that checks the motion of something
  • trip: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
Other hyponyms of stop include bench hook, doorstop, doorstopper, click, detent, dog, pawl, tripper.
stop (noun) trip (noun)
the act of stopping something a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
a brief stay in the course of a journey an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
a restraint that checks the motion of something a light or nimble tread
an obstruction in a pipe or tube a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes an exciting or stimulating experience
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
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) trip (verb)
prevent completion get high, stoned, or drugged
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments put in motion or move to act
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of miss a step and fall or nearly fall
seize on its way cause to stumble
render unsuitable for passage make a trip for pleasure
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 trip

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