1. (

• arrest ,
• check ,
• halt ,
• hitch ,
• stay ,
• stop ,
• stoppage

) the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" ;

2. (

• blockage ,
• block ,
• closure ,
• occlusion ,
• stop ,
• stoppage

) an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" ;

3. (

• stop ,
• stoppage

) the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" ;