stop up
To fill a hole or cavity, or block, as with a plugTo fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
» The bus stopped to pick up passengers.
Der Bus hielt, um Fahrgäste aufzunehmen.
Автобус остановился, чтобы забрать пассажиров.
Автобус остановился, чтоб подобрать пассажиров.
Автобус остановился, чтобы подобрать пассажиров.
Meaning
3 sensesTo fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
(UK)To permanently close or block (a road or path); to legally extinguish a right of way.
To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.
Examples
33 sentencesThe bus stopped to pick up passengers.
ruАвтобус остановился, чтобы забрать пассажиров. — Balamax
deDer Bus hielt, um Fahrgäste aufzunehmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Stop beating yourself up.
ruПерестань себя изводить. — marafon
deHör mit der Selbstgeißelung auf. — brauchinet
Tom stopped and looked up.
ruТом остановился и посмотрел наверх. — marafon
The toilet is stopped up.
deDie Toilette ist verstopft. — Esperantostern
Tom and Mary stopped and picked up a hitchhiker.
deTom und Maria hielten an und nahmen einen Autostopper mit. — brauchinet
Forms
stops up, stopping up, stopped up, stopped up| Base form | stop up · to stop up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stops up |
| Present participle | stopping up |
| Past simple | stopped up |
| Past participle | stopped up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- stop upзакріпити, укріпитиTo fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
- stop offутримувати, триматиTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
- stop overутримувати, триматиTo interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.
- stop outTo use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.
- stop inTo make a brief visit to a place while passing.
- stop downTo decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.
- stop intoTo briefly visit.
- stop byUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, by.
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb