must English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at .
Verb
( head)
to do with certainty; (indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate)
- If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.
- You picked one of two, and it wasn't the first: it must have been the second.
- The children must be asleep by now.
- You must arrive in class on time. — the requirement is an imperative
- This door handle must be rotated fully. — the requirement is a directive
- Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. (Bible, Acts 9:6)
Quotations
* 1936 , , More Poems , IX, lines 3-6
*: Forth I wander, forth I must ,
*: And drink of life again.
*: Forth I must by hedgerow bowers
*: To look at the leaves uncurled
* 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
*: We must away ere break of day
*: To seek the pale enchanted gold.
* 1968 Fritz Leiber, Swords in the Mist
*: Whereupon while one patched or napped, the other must stand guard against inquisitive two- and three-headed dragons and even an occasional monocephalic.
Usage notes
* (sense) Compare with weaker auxiliary verb (should), indicating a strong probability of the predicate's execution.
* (sense) Compare with weaker auxiliary verb (should), indicating mere intent for the predicate's execution; and stronger auxiliary verb (will), indicating that the negative consequence will be unusually severe.
* The past tense of "must" is also "must"; however, this usage is almost always literary (see Fritz Leiber quotation above). The past sense is usually conveyed by (had to). It is possible to use (be bound to) for the past also. For this reason, (have to) and (be bound to) are also used as alternatives to (must) in the present and future.
* The principal verb, if easily supplied, may be omitted. In modern usage this is mainly literary (see Housman and Tolkien quotations above).
* (term) is unusual in its negation. (term) still expresses a definite certainty or requirement, with the predicate negated. (term), on the other hand, is negated in the usual manner. Compare:
:: You must not' read that book. (''It '''is''' necessary that you '''not read that book. )
:: You need not' read that book. (''It '''is not necessary that you read that book. )
* The second person singular no longer adds "-est" (as it did in Old English).
See also
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Noun
( en noun)
Something that is mandatory or required
- If you'll be out all day, a map is a must .
Synonyms
* imperative
Antonyms
* no-no
Etymology 2
(etyl) must, most, from (etyl) mustum
Noun
( en noun)
The property of being stale or musty
Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty
Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually grapes
* Longfellow
- No fermenting must fills the deep vats.
Verb
( en verb)
To make musty.
To become musty.
Etymology 3
(etyl) .
Noun
A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness (also musth)
* 1936 , George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant'' essay in magazine ''New Writing
- It was not, of course, a wild elephant, but a tame one which had gone ‘must’.
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stop English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) . More at stuff, stump.
Alternate etymology derives Proto-Germanic *stupp?n? from an assumed . This derivation, however, is doubtful, as the earliest instances of the Germanic verb do not carry the meaning of "stuff, stop with tow". Rather, these senses developed later in response to influence from similar sounding words in Latin and Romance[The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "stop".].
Verb
( stopp)
(label) To cease moving.
* , chapter=5
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp
, passage=Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.}}
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(label) To come to an end.
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(label) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838
, page=13 (Technology Quarterly), magazine=( The Economist)
, title= Ideas coming down the track
, passage=A “moving platform” scheme
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(label) To cause (something) to come to an end.
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(label) To close or block an opening.
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To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
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(label) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside temporarily.
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* R. D. Blackmore
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* 1931 , , Mapp & Lucia , chapter 7
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(label) To tarry.
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(label) To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
(label) To punctuate.
* Landor
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(label) To make fast; to stopper.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing)'' or the ''to infinitive. See for more information.
Synonyms
* (to cease moving) brake, desist, halt
* (to come to an end) blin, cease, desist, discontinue, halt, terminate
* (to cause to cease moving) cancel, cease, discontinue, halt, terminate
* (to cause to come to an end) blin, cancel, cease, discontinue, halt, terminate
Antonyms
* (to cease moving) continue, go, move, proceed
* (to come to an end) continue, proceed
* (to cause to cease moving) continue, move
* (to cause to come to an end) continue, move
Derived terms
* stop-and-search / stop-and-frisk
* stop by
* stopcock
* stop down
* stop in
* stop off
* stop out
* stop over
* stop up
* stopwatch
* the buck stops here
Noun
( en noun)
A (usually marked) place where line buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
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An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
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* De Foe
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* Sir Isaac Newton
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* John Locke
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A device intended to block the path of a moving object; as, a door stop.
(label) A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis; a plosive.
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
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* Daniel
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* Rogers
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A function that halts playback or recording in devices such as videocassette and DVD player.
(label) A button that activates the stop function.
(label) A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
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(label) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
(label) The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
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(label) An f-stop.
(label) 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.
(label) A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts.
The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
Synonyms
* (place for vehicles to load and unload passengers) halt, station
* (consonant sound where air is blocked) plosive, occlusive
Derived terms
* bus stop
* truck stop
References
Adverb
( -)
Prone to halting or hesitation.
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Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . See stoup.
Noun
( en noun)
A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
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