English to English

noun (n)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop
  

  source: wordnet30
• an obstruction in a pipe or tube(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of stopping something(noun.act)

  Example:
  His stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood.
  

  Synonym:
  stop
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.(noun)

  source: webster1913