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vt,vi 1 simamisha, komesha; zuia. 2 ~somebody (from) (doing something) zuia; sitisha 3 acha (kufanya jambo). ~ it! (imper) Acha! 4 ~ (at) nyamaza, tulia; isha, katika the rain ~ed early mvua iliisha/katika mapema. 5 ~(at) simama. ~ dead simama ghafla. ~ short at something ishia, komea. 6 ~ something (up) jaza, ziba funga. ~ tooth ziba jino. ~ one's ears (fig) tosikiliza/kataa kusikiliza. 7 simamisha, zuia. ~ something out of something punguza kitu toka kitu (k.m. mshahara n.k.). 8 (colloq) kaa, fikia. ~off (at/in) katiza safari, ahirisha; shinda mahala. ~off/over (at/in) lala mahala. ~-over n katizo la safari; mapumziko, kituo. ~up (late) kesha. stoping n kiziba jino (k.m. risasi, dhahabu n.k.) n kituo; kikomo, mwisho, kusimamish(w)a; kukomesha. put a ~ to something, bring something to a ~ simamisha/ komesha jambo. 3 (music) kizuio, kizuizi, kizibo. pull out all the ~s (fig) fanya kila juhudi/jitihada; bembeleza kwa kila hali. 4 (in writing) nukta, kituo. 5 (phonetic) konsonanti mpasuko (p,b,k,g,t,d.). 6 (in a camera) kidhibiti/kirekebisha mwanga. 7 (compounds) stopcock n bilula. stopgap n 1 badala; kuweka kwa muda. ~ light n taa (ya kusimamisha). stoppage n kusimama kwa kazi (kutokana na mgomo); kipingamizi, kikwazo, kizuizi. stopper n kizibo, kifuniko. put a ~per/the ~pers on (something) (fig) komesha kitu au jambo, zima. ~-press n habari mpya/moto. ~-valve n vali (izuiayo au kuruhusu maji n.k.). stop-watch n saa ya michezo (ya kupima muda fulani).