stop·cock
(stŏp′kŏk′)n.
A valve that regulates the flow of fluid through a pipe; a faucet.
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stopcock
(ˈstɒpˌkɒk)n
(Building) a valve used to control or stop the flow of a fluid in a pipe
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cock1
(kɒk)n.
1. a male chicken; rooster.
2. the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind.
3. Also called stopcock. a hand-operated valve or faucet that controls the flow of liquid or gas.
4. (in a firearm)
a. the part of the lock that, by its fall or action, causes the discharge; hammer.
b. the position of the hammer preparatory to firing, usu. drawn completely back.
5. Vulgar Slang. penis.
6. weathercock.
7. chief; leader.
8. Archaic. cockcrow.
v.t. 9. to draw back the hammer of (a firearm) preparatory to firing.
10. to draw back in preparation for throwing or hitting.
11. to set (a camera shutter) for tripping.
v.i. 12. to cock the hammer of a firearm.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English cocc, c. Old Norse kokkr; orig. imitative]
cock2
(kɒk)v.t.
1. to turn up or to one side, often in a jaunty manner: The puppy cocked its ear at the sound.
v.i. 2. to stand up conspicuously.
n. 3. the act of turning up or to one side, esp. in a jaunty manner.
[1705–15; probably v. use of cock1]
cock3
(kɒk)n. North Midland U.S.
a conical pile of hay, dung, etc.
[1350–1400; Middle English; compare dial. German Kocke heap of hay or dung, Norwegian kok heap, lump; akin to Old Norse kǫkkr lump]
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stopcock - faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquidTranslations
مِحْبَس الماء، أو أي سائِل
kohoutek
stophane
llave de cierre
pääventtiilisulkuventtiili
robinetrobinet d'arrêt
elzárócsap
krani, loki, ventill
rubinetto d'arrestorubinetto di arresto
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stop
(stop) – past tense, past participle stopped – verb1. to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc. He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.
2. to prevent from doing something. We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.
3. to discontinue or cease eg doing something. That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.
4. to block or close. He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.
5. to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.
6. to stay. Will you be stopping long at the hotel?
noun1. an act of stopping or state of being stopped. We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.
2. a place for eg a bus to stop. a bus stop.
3. in punctuation, a full stop. Put a stop at the end of the sentence.
4. a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.
5. a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position. a door-stop.
ˈstoppage (-pidʒ) noun (an) act of stopping or state or process of being stopped. The building was at last completed after many delays and stoppages.
ˈstopper noun an object, eg a cork, that is put into the neck of a bottle, jar, hole etc to close it.
ˈstopping noun a filling in a tooth. One of my stoppings has come out.
ˈstopcock noun a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe.
ˈstopgap noun a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency. He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; (also adjective) stopgap arrangements.
ˈstopwatch noun a watch with a hand that can be stopped and started, used in timing a race etc.
put a stop to to prevent from continuing. We must put a stop to this waste.
stop at nothing to be willing to do anything, however dishonest etc, in order to get something. He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants.
stop dead to stop completely. I stopped dead when I saw him.
stop off to make a halt on a journey etc. We stopped off at Edinburgh to see the castle.
stop over to make a stay of a night or more: We're planning to stop over in Amsterdam ( noun ˈstop-over) stop up
to block. Some rubbish got into the drain and stopped it up.
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