stop
Definition (noun): the event of something ending
Example: it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Definition (noun): the act of stopping something
Example: the third baseman made some remarkable stops
Definition (noun): the act of stopping something
Example: his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
Definition (noun): a brief stay in the course of a journey
Example: they made a stopover to visit their friends
Definition (noun): the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example: the negotiations were in arrest
Definition (noun): the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example: held them in check
Definition (noun): the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example: during the halt he got some lunch
Definition (noun): the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example: the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
Definition (noun): the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example: he spent the entire stop in his seat
Definition (noun): a spot where something halts or pauses
Example: his next stop is Atlanta
Definition (noun): a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Example: his stop consonants are too aspirated
Definition (noun): a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Example: in England they call a period a stop
Definition (noun): (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
Example: the organist pulled out all the stops
Definition (noun): a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Example: the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
Definition (noun): a restraint that checks the motion of something
Example: he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
Definition (noun): an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Example: we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Definition (verb): come to a halt, stop moving
Example: the car stopped
Definition (verb): come to a halt, stop moving
Example: She stopped in front of a store window
Definition (verb): put an end to a state or an activity
Example: Quit teasing your little brother
Definition (verb): stop from happening or developing
Example: Block his election
Definition (verb): stop from happening or developing
Example: Halt the process
Definition (verb): interrupt a trip
Example: we stopped at Aunt Mary’s house
Definition (verb): interrupt a trip
Example: they stopped for three days in Florence
Definition (verb): cause to stop
Example: stop a car
Definition (verb): cause to stop
Example: stop the thief
Definition (verb): prevent completion
Example: stop the project
Definition (verb): prevent completion
Example: break off the negotiations
Definition (verb): hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Example: Arrest the downward trend
Definition (verb): hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Example: Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Definition (verb): hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Example: Contain the rebel movement
Definition (verb): hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Example: Turn back the tide of communism
Definition (verb): seize on its way
Example: The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country’s airspace
Definition (verb): have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Example: the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
Definition (verb): have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Example: Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
Definition (verb): have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Example: My property ends by the bushes
Definition (verb): have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Example: The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Definition (verb): render unsuitable for passage
Example: block the way
Definition (verb): render unsuitable for passage
Example: barricade the streets
Definition (verb): render unsuitable for passage
Example: stop the busy road
Definition (verb): stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Example: Hold on a moment!