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The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.

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  1. n. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
  2. n. the state of inactivity following an interruption
  3. n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  4. n. the act of stopping something
  5. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
  6. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action;also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulationof the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
  7. n:100 n the state of inactivity following an interruption n an obstruction in a pipe or tube n the act of stopping something