"autostop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: autostops [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + stop. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|stop}} auto- + stop Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autostop (countable and uncountable, plural autostops)
  1. (uncountable) A coupon-based system of hitchhiking. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-autostop-en-noun-6C5bWKxR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 35 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 58 32 9
  2. (countable) An automatic stopping mechanism or system. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-autostop-en-noun-~RrHsG~u Categories (other): English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 31 51 18

Verb

Forms: autostops [present, singular, third-person], autostopping [participle, present], autostopped [participle, past], autostopped [past]
Etymology: From auto- + stop. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|stop}} auto- + stop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} autostop (third-person singular simple present autostops, present participle autostopping, simple past and past participle autostopped)
  1. (rare, of a machine) To stop automatically. Tags: rare Translations (to stop automatically): 自停 (zìtíng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-autostop-en-verb-aMFDKgGk

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for autostop meaning in English (4.5kB)

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