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stop

Pronunciation: /ˈstɔp/

“stop” is a Polish word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. alloy (mixture of metals)
  2. stop sign
  3. vehicle's brake light
  4. hitchhiking

interjection

  1. cool your heels!, cool your jets!, hold your horses!, stop!, whoa! (slow down)
  2. stop!, whoa! (you should not have done/said that)

Etymology

Borrowed from English stop. The senses "brake light" and "hitchhiking" are a pseudo-anglicism.

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