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View definitions for stop running

stop running

verb as in act up (malfunction)

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Example Sentences

The officers chased him and ordered him to stop running, but he did not.

The machine does not stop running, but, like a motor-car in similar circumstances, it begins to run badly.

He did not stop running until he had reached the camp of the detachment, where preparations for marching were in active progress.

They won't expect him to work, but if he doesn't stop running away they will tie him down until he grows tame.

He had come a long, long way without food since morning, but he did not stop running now that he was nearing his goal.

She was almost breathless as she turned into the little street, but she dared not stop running.

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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stop running, such as: break, break down, conk out, fail, function go on the blink, and improperly.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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