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1.
stoppen
v.
235 quotations in 12 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To obstruct (a street, lane, passage, an entrance, etc.) with a physical barrier, block; close (a port), prevent access to; blockade (the sea), close to traffic; block (someone's way); also
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