Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stoppage

3 senses of stoppage

Sense 1
arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat")
       => inaction, inactivity, inactiveness -- (the state of being inactive)

Sense 2
blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage -- (an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe")
       => obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta -- (any structure that makes progress difficult)

Sense 3
stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
       => act, deed, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)