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hard-stop

hard-stop is the alternative form of hard stop.

Meaning of hard stop

Noun

hard stop (plural hard stops)

  1. A mechanical device that limits the travel of a mechanism.
  2. A definite time when someone must end a task; a non-negotiable deadline.
    • I have a hard stop at 4 pm, so please try to cover everything in the meeting before then.
  3. A tactic used by armed police to stop a vehicle believed to contain dangerous criminals.
  4. Synonym of full stop.
    Synonyms:
    full stop

Forms of hard-stop

pluralhard-stops

Questions about hard-stop

What is hard-stop the alternative form of?
Hard-stop is the alternative form of hard stop.

Words near hard-stop in the dictionary

  1. hard-sells
  2. hard-set
  3. hard-shell
  4. hard-shell clam
  5. hard-shell clams
  6. hard-stop
  7. hard-stops
  8. hard-ticket
  9. hard-times token
  10. hard-times tokens
  11. hard-to-get

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hard-stop (page history and authors); hard stop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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