- verbstopping (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.
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):
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