plural of draft stop

plural of knee stop

(music) A lever worked by the performer's knee, for regulating the air supply of a reed organ, etc.

Alternative form of showstopping.

plural of ground stop

A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.

(idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.

(idiomatic) A statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.

(finance) To carry out the supposed practice whereby locals (floor traders trading for their own account) buy or sell to push prices towards where they suspect stop loss orders lie, with a view to profiting from the resulting acceleration of the move when those orders hit the market.

(stock market) A conditional order placed with a stockbroker (or similar) to close one's position if the market drops (or rises in some cases) to a specified price level.