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- DictionaryStop/stäp/
verb
- 1. (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen: "his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun" Similar come to an endcome to a stopceaseendfinishdraw to a closebe overconcludeterminatecome to a standstillpausebreak offpeter outfade away
- ▪ cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience: "she stopped giggling" Similar ceasediscontinuerefrain fromdesist fromforbear frombreak offcall a halt tocall it a daygive upabandonabstain fromcut outbelayinformal:quitleave offknock offpack inlay offgive overjack in
- ▪ 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 let off passengers: "main-line trains stop at platform 7"
- ▪ stay somewhere for a short time: informal British "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" Similar put an end toput a stop tobring to an endendbring to a stophaltbring to a haltfinishbring to a closeterminatebring to a standstillwind updiscontinuecut shortinterruptnip in the budimmobilizeparalyzedeactivateshut downOpposite startbegincontinue
- ▪ prevent (an action or event) from happening: "a security guard was killed trying to stop a raid" Similar thwartbalkfoilfrustratestand in the way offorestallscotchderailinformal:put paid toput the stopper onput the kibosh ondo forstymiescupperOpposite expedite
- ▪ prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim: "a campaign is under way to stop the bombers" Similar preventhinderobstructimpedeblockbarprecludedissuade fromOpposite encourage
- ▪ 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" Similar pull updraw upcome to a stopcome to a haltcome to restpull inpull overparkprop
- ▪ be hit by (a bullet). informal
- ▪ 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" Similar withholdsuspendkeep backhold backrefuse to paycut offdiscontinue
- ▪ 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" Similar block (up)plugclose (up)fill (up)sealcaulkbung upclog (up)jam (up)choke (up)occlude
- ▪ 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
- 1. a cessation of movement or operation: "all business came to a stop" Similar haltendfinishclosestandstillcessationconclusionterminationstoppagediscontinuationdiscontinuancepauseOpposite startbeginningcontinuation
- ▪ a break or halt during a journey: "allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops" Similar breakstopoverstop-offstayrestformal:sojourn
- ▪ 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" Similar bus stopstopping placehaltterminusterminaldepotstationfare stagestage
- ▪ 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"
- ▪ a punctuation mark, especially a period. dated British Similar pointpunctuation markfull stopfull pointperiod
- ▪ used in telegrams to indicate a period: "MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP"
- ▪ a consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract: "a bilabial stop"
- ▪ 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"
- ▪ 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. 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).
Word Origin Old English(for)stoppian ‘block up (an aperture)’, of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare ‘to stuff’.
Derivatives
- 1. stoppable adjective
- 2. stopless adjective
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