- verbstop (verb) · stops (third person present) · stopped (past tense) · stopped (past participle) · stopping (present participle)
- (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:"his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun" · "the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared"
- cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience:"she stopped giggling" · "he stopped work for tea"
- abandon a specified practice or habit:"I've stopped eating meat"
- stop moving or operating:"he stopped to look at the view" · "my watch has stopped"
- (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or let off passengers:"main-line trains stop at platform 7"
- BRITISH ENGLISHinformalstay somewhere for a short time:"you'll have to stop the night"
- cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end:"this harassment has got to be stopped"
- 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:"you can't stop me from getting what I want"
- cause or order to cease moving or operating:"he stopped his car by the house" · "police were given powers to stop and search suspects"
- informalbe hit by (a bullet).
- instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a check):"he grew nervous about the deal and asked his bank manager to stop the check"
- refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct:"the union has threatened to stop the supply of minerals"
- boxingdefeat (an opponent) by a knockout:"he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson"
- block or close up (a hole or leak):"he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot" · "the drain has been stopped up"
- 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.
nounstop (noun) · stops (plural noun) · stop knob (noun) · stop knobs (plural noun)- a cessation of movement or operation:"all business came to a stop" · "there were constant stops and changes of pace"
- a break or halt during a journey:"allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops" · "the flight landed for a refueling stop"
- a place designated for a bus or train to halt and pick up or drop off passengers:"the bus was pulling up at her stop"
- an object or part of a mechanism which is used to prevent something from moving:"the shelves have special stops to prevent them from being pulled out too far"
- BRITISH ENGLISHdateda punctuation mark, especially a period.
- used in telegrams to indicate a period:"MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP"
- phoneticsa consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract:"a bilabial stop" · "stop consonants"
- bridgea high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit; a control:"if West bids 3♥ now, this will show a heart stop"
- nauticala short length of cord used to secure something.
- a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
- a knob, lever, or similar device in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch.
- photographythe effective diameter of a lens.
- a device for reducing the effective diameter of a lens.
- a unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it).
OriginOld English (for)stoppian ‘block up (an aperture)’, of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare ‘to stuff’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
- cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end:
- prevent (an action or event) from happening:
- prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim:
- cause or order to cease moving or operating:
- refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct:
- block or close up (a hole or leak):
noun- a cessation of movement or operation:
- a break or halt during a journey:
- a place designated for a bus or train to halt and pick up or drop off passengers:
- a punctuation mark, especially a period.
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