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stop out

stop out verb: to use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.

Verb

stop out (third-person singular simple present stops out, present participle stopping out, simple past and past participle stopped out)

  1. (etching) To use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.
  2. (dated) To stay out all night without returning home.

Forms of stop out

third-person singular presentstops out
present participlestopping out
past participlestopped out
paststopped out

Words formed from stop out

Questions about stop out

What does stop out mean?
Stop out means to use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.
What part of speech is stop out?
Stop out is a verb.
What is the past tense of stop out?
The past tense of stop out is stopped out.

Words near stop out in the dictionary

  1. stop motion
  2. stop motions
  3. stop off
  4. stop order
  5. stop orders
  6. stop out
  7. stop over
  8. stop payment
  9. stop payments
  10. stop plank
  11. stop planks

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