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    stop
    [stäp]
    verb
    stop (verb) · stops (third person present) · stopped (past tense) · stopped (past participle) · stopping (present participle)
    1. (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 ENGLISH
        informal
        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"
      • 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"
      • informal
        be 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"
      • boxing
        defeat (an opponent) by a knockout:
        "he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson"
    3. 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.
    noun
    stop (noun) · stops (plural noun) · stop knob (noun) · stop knobs (plural noun)
    1. 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 ENGLISH
        dated
        a punctuation mark, especially a period.
      • used in telegrams to indicate a period:
        "MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP"
      • phonetics
        a consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract:
        "a bilabial stop" · "stop consonants"
      • bridge
        a high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit; a control:
        "if West bids 3♥ now, this will show a heart stop"
      • nautical
        a short length of cord used to secure something.
    2. 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.
    3. photography
      the 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).
    Origin
    Old English (for)stoppian ‘block up (an aperture)’, of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare ‘to stuff’.
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    verb
    1. (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
      come to an end
      cease
      end
      finish
      conclude
      terminate
      pause
      break off
      fade away
      come to a stop
      draw to a close
      be over
      come to a standstill
      peter out
    2. cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end:
      put an end to
      put a stop to
      end
      halt
      finish
      terminate
      wind up
      discontinue
      interrupt
      immobilize
      paralyze
      deactivate
      shut down
      bring to an end
      bring to a stop
      bring to a halt
      bring to a close
      bring to a standstill
      cut short
      nip in the bud
      Opposite:
      start
      begin
      continue
    3. block or close up (a hole or leak):
      plug
      close (up)
      fill (up)
      seal
      caulk
      choke (up)
      occlude
      block (up)
      bung up
      clog (up)
      jam (up)
      noun
      1. a cessation of movement or operation:
        halt
        end
        finish
        close
        standstill
        cessation
        conclusion
        termination
        stoppage
        discontinuation
        discontinuance
        pause
        Opposite:
        start
        beginning
        continuation

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      What does it mean when someone suddenly stops doing something?to suddenly stop, or make someone suddenly stop, doing something He stopped short when he heard his name being called. “I'm pregnant,” she said. That stopped him short. to be unwilling to do something because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it She stopped short of calling the president a liar.

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      What does it mean to stop someone from doing something?[transitive] to prevent someone from doing something; to prevent something from happening stop somebody/something I want to go and you can't stop me. We need more laws to stop pollution.

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      What is the difference between stop and arrest?to express, do, or carry out something without reservation. Stop, arrest, check, halt imply causing a cessation of movement or progress (literal or figurative). Stop is the general term for the idea: to stop a clock. Arrest usually refers to stopping by imposing a sudden and complete restraint: to arrest development.

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    3. Stop can mean12345:
      • To cease moving, especially temporarily or for a purpose.
      • To halt the movement or progress of something.
      • To keep from doing something.
      • To come or bring something to an end.
      • To finish doing something that you were doing.
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      1 : to cease moving especially temporarily or for a purpose I stopped to catch my breath. The bus stops here. 2 : to halt the movement or progress of Stop the car! 3 : to keep from doing something I couldn't stop him from leaving. 4 : to come or bring (something) to an end The rain stopped.

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      verb (used with object), stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stop·ping. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. verb (used without object), stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stop·ping. to come to a stand, as in a course or journey; halt.

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      Britannica Dictionary definition of STOP [count] 1 : an act of stopping or a state of being stopped: such as a : a state in which someone or something is no longer moving — usually singular

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      Meaning of stop in English stop verb uk / stɒp / us / stɑːp / -pp- stop verb (FINISH) Add to word list A1 [ I or T ] to finish doing something that you were doing:

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