DOUBLE STOP Definition & Meaning

double stop

noun

Music.

two or more notes bowed simultaneously on a stringed instrument, as the violin.

double-stop

[ duhb-uhl-stop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

double-stopped, double-stopping.

to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).

verb (used without object)

double-stopped, double-stopping.

to play a double stop.

double-stop

verb

to play (two notes or parts) simultaneously on a violin or related instrument by drawing the bow over two strings

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of double stop¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Origin of double stop²

First recorded in 1875–80

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Very much from the unorthodox - or lucky - variety was the double stop to repel McTominay.

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This game was full on from start to finish, but it was the double stop by Pickford to deny McBurnie at the end which gave the Toffees a much-needed point.

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The Lions goalkeeper thwarted Fulham with a double stop just after the restart, diving low to parry Mitrovic's drive and recovering quickly to block the follow-up from Carvalho.

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Berline moved to Guthrie in 1995 and opened the Double Stop Fiddle Shop & Music Hall, which was destroyed by a fire in 2019.

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The final measure, a violinist’s harmonious double stop, suggests eventual agreement.

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