stops
IPA: stˈɑps
noun
- a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
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Examples of "stops" in Sentences
- The train stops at every station along the route to pick up and drop off passengers
- The bus driver made several quick stops to let people on and off the bus
- My heart stops every time I see a spider in the house
- The traffic jam caused numerous stops and delays on our road trip
- The rain finally stops, and the sun breaks through the clouds
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