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instop

instop verb: to stop; close; shut; make fast.

Verb

instop (third-person singular simple present instops, present participle instopping, simple past and past participle instopped)

  1. (transitive) To stop; close; shut; make fast.

Forms of instop

third-person singular presentinstops
present participleinstopping
past participleinstopped
pastinstopped
alternative formenstop

Origin of instop

From in- + stop.

Questions about instop

What does instop mean?
Instop means to stop; close; shut; make fast.
What part of speech is instop?
Instop is a verb.
What is the past tense of instop?
The past tense of instop is instopped.

Words near instop in the dictionary

  1. institutrix
  2. instly
  3. instmt.
  4. instmts.
  5. insto
  6. instop
  7. instopped
  8. instopping
  9. instops
  10. instore
  11. instored

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