Verb (used with object) : He cocked his bat and waited for the pitch. From Dictionary.com.
Close the stopcock and let the pressure rise to 15-20 pounds. From Wordnik.com. [Quartermasters of Terror] Reference
Tom tried to shut off the flow, but the stopcock would not turn. From Wordnik.com. [Golden State] Reference
As long as the stopcock is closed the water cannot rise in the inner tube. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
To do this, turn off the stopcock, shut down the boiler and open all taps. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
The pipes are provided with a stopcock and their mouths are closed by a cap. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882] Reference
Cortez went to the door and turned the stopcock that let air into the airlock. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
We fitted a new stopcock in place of the rusted one and switched the water off. From Wordnik.com. [Starship]
The stink told him: Mits had the stopcock open and was spraying along the river. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Heorot]
A stopcock was here provided so that he could turn the water on or off as he desired. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
Hence, the stopcock of my cylinder, when fully open, expends 27 cubic feet per hour, with. From Wordnik.com. [Five Weeks in a Balloon] Reference
Suspended there on the back of the sinking Triton, Tolland turned the stopcock, opening the valve. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
These materials do not burn unless heated; even gas does not burn by simply turning on the stopcock. From Wordnik.com. [School and Home Cooking] Reference
Then the stopcock is turned on, a match applied to the burner, and the gasoline vaporizes and burns. From Wordnik.com. [School and Home Cooking] Reference
This escapes through the stopcock, and after the air has been expelled may be lighted as it issues from the burner. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Then he adjusted the tank valve to a suitable pressure and opened the stopcock, to draw off a small amount of oxygen. From Wordnik.com. [Golden State] Reference
When the pressures were equalized, he shut the stopcock, unclamped the door and stepped in, clamping it shut behind him. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
When the pressures were equalized, he shut the stopcock, unclainped the door and stepped in, clamping it shut behind him. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
The engineer turned a stopcock as they were passing the engine, and Anna screamed while Ivan nearly dropped the big trunk. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
When the stopcock is open the water rises, and, coming into contact with the carbide in the inner tube, generates acetylene. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Eva opened the stopcock so that the IV solution ran even faster into Irene's peripheral IV line and from there, into her arm. From Wordnik.com. [The Silent Cradle]
I heard him spinning the stopcock on the ascending water main, obviously a security man of the most careful and pestilential kind. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
Where the gas finally leaves the generating-house, or where it enters the residence, a full-way stopcock should be put on the main. From Wordnik.com. [Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use] Reference
It was wired to the cap nut on the tank, and included a pressure gauge, stopcock, and the necessary threaded fittings for attachment. From Wordnik.com. [Golden State] Reference
My brother Edmond found the thing in an antique shop and turned the tusks into gas jets controlled by a stopcock under the creature's chin. From Wordnik.com. [Nutrition] Reference
Turn the stopcock to fill the manometer with IVF. b. 3. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
He turned a stopcock on one of the air tanks brought for. From Wordnik.com. [Sand Doom] Reference
Answer: Don't give Moscow the reason to close the stopcock. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
Return the stopcock to resume the flow of IVF to the client. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
During this process some air, which would gather below stopcock. From Wordnik.com. [Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency] Reference
Open the stopcock and Resume AngioJet in "thrombectomy" mode 63. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Open the stopcock and Resume AngioJet in "thrombectomy" mode 36. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Close-up view, showing the double-oblique stopcock which allows vacuum. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria] Reference
The latter tube has a very small hole at the bottom, and is provided with a stopcock. From Wordnik.com. [Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency] Reference
So her maid reached for the stopcock when plumbers tried to drain a faulty radiator recently. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
When a fairly good vacuum has been obtained, the stopcock is opened and the oil slowly fed in. From Wordnik.com. [Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency] Reference
The standard solution must be put in a burette with a glass stopcock, as it attacks india-rubber. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference
A double stopcock system has been installed to switch from rainwater to mains when tank is empty. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
He knew every inch of plumbing; where every shut-off, valve, ventilator, and stopcock was located. From Wordnik.com. [Walter and the Wireless] Reference
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