Stop up and Start

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Stop up verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.

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Start is an antonym for stop up in topics: obstruct, make airtight.

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Stop up is an antonym for start.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

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Start and Stop up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop_up/start

Stop up & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop_up/start>.

Start or Stop up. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop_up/start.

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