Stop and Start up

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Stop verb - Cause to stop.

Usage example: stop a car

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Start up is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Start up verb - Get going or set in motion.

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Stop is an antonym for start up in topics: activate, energize, bring into being.

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