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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"
- 2. cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end: "this harassment has got to be stopped"
noun
- 1. a cessation of movement or operation: "all business came to a stop"
- 2. a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
to finish doing something that you were doing: [ + doing sth ] Stop laughing - it's not funny. He started to say something and then stopped. I'm trying to work but I keep having to stop to answer the phone (= stop so that I can answer the telephone). Fewer examples. It doesn't mean that you can stop working.
to interrupt, arrest, or check (a course, proceeding, process, etc.): Stop your work just a minute. to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies. to restrain, hinder, or prevent (usually followed by from ): I couldn't stop him from going.
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