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stap|i't· vt 1 to hit/beat [ ] with a stick: thrash, flog 2 [Colloq] to freeze [ ] in place (with fear/surprise); stop [ ] short stap|i't·et vpr 1 to stop in one's tracks, freeze in place 2 to show up suddenly, appear suddenly to <> stap|i't|je nf ger < stapi't·