A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
A great effort (to do something).
The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
To move (a pawn) directly forward.
To press or urge forward; to drive.
To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
To make an all-in bet.
To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
To make a higher bid at an auction.
To approach; to come close to.
To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought.
An f-stop.
A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
A coup d'arret, or stop thrust.
A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
One of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced.
An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts.
A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
A save; preventing the opposition from scoring a goal
That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
The squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
A device intended to block the path of a moving object
The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
A unit of exposure corresponding to a doubling of the brightness of an image.
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
Used to indicate the end of a sentence in a telegram.
To cause (something) to come to an end.
To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
To cease moving.
To end someone else's activity.
To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
To make fast; to stopper.
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
To close or block an opening.
Not to continue.