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stoppage — stop‧page [ˈstɒpɪdʒ ǁ ˈstɑːp ] noun 1. [countable] a situation in which workers stop working for a short time as a protest: • The stoppage was called (= organized ) to protest against the cancellation of wage agreements. 2 … Financial and business terms
stoppage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ work, workplace (BrE) ▪ 24 hour, 48 hour, etc. VERB + STOPPAGE ▪ call, call for … Collocations dictionary
cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Ice hockey — sport imagesize=250px caption=Two defencemen and a goaltender guard their goal. The referee s raised arm indicates that he intends to call a penalty. union=International Ice Hockey Federation nickname=Hockey first=March 3, 1875, Victoria Skating… … Wikipedia
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check — n 1: something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances 2: a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person s order on demand see also negotiable instrument compa … Law dictionary
close — 1 vb closed, clos·ing vt 1: to bring to an end or to a state of completion closed the case close an estate by liquidating its assets closing his account 2: to con … Law dictionary
hold up — vt: to make the victim of a holdup: rob at gunpoint Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hold up I … Law dictionary
stay — I. /steɪ / (say stay) verb (stayed or, Obsolete, staid, staying) –verb (i) 1. to remain in a place, situation, company, etc.: the visitors stayed all afternoon. 2. to sojourn; reside temporarily: we stayed at the Hilton; my sister is staying with …
Goaltender — This article is about the position in ice hockey. For the similar position in field lacrosse, see Goaltender (field lacrosse). For similar positions in other sports, see goalkeeper. For the basketball foul, see goaltending. Goalie Roberto Luongo… … Wikipedia
