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Stop

stɒp

Stop definitions
verb
stops stopping stopped stop
  1. (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen

    "his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun"

    come to an end come to a stop cease end finish draw to a close be over conclude terminate come to a standstill
    • cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience

      "she stopped giggling"

    • abandon a specified practice or habit

      "I've stopped eating meat"

    • stop moving or operating

      "he stopped to look at the view"

    • (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers

      "main-line trains stop at platform 7"

    • stay somewhere for a short time

      "you'll have to stop the night"

  2. cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end

    "this harassment has got to be stopped"

    put an end to put a stop to bring to an end end bring to a stop halt bring to a halt
    • prevent (an action or event) from happening

      "a security guard was killed trying to stop a raid"

    • prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim

      "a campaign is under way to stop the bombers"

    • prevent (someone or something) from performing a specified action or undergoing a specified experience

      "several attempts were made to stop him giving evidence"

    • cause or order to cease moving or operating

      "he stopped his car by the house"

    • be hit by (a bullet)
    • instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque)

      "he grew nervous about the deal and asked his bank manager to stop the cheque"

    • refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct

      "they stopped the strikers' wages"

    • defeat (an opponent) by a knockout

      "he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson"

    • pinch back (a plant)
  3. block or close up (a hole or leak)

    "he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot"

    block (up) plug close (up) fill (up)
    • put a filling in (a tooth)
    • block the mouth of (a fox's earth) prior to a hunt
    • plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower
    • obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger
    • make (a rope) fast with a stopper
  4. be or behave in a particular way

    "‘Why was she so?’ ‘I don't know, you know how dem old people stop.’"

    • remain in a particular state or condition

      "he said I mustn't stop barefooted, so I had to buy a pair of new shoes"