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- Dictionarystop/stɒp/
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
- 2. cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end: "this harassment has got to be stopped" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a cessation of movement or operation: "all business came to a stop" Similar Opposite
- 2. a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
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STOP definition: 1. to finish doing something that you were doing: 2. to stop doing, using, or having something…. Learn more.
1. a. : to close by filling or obstructing. b. : to hinder or prevent the passage of. c. : to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by. easy to stop a bullet along a lonely … road—Harvey Fergusson. 2. a. : to close up or block off (an opening) : plug.
Stop definition: to cease from, leave off, or discontinue. See examples of STOP used in a sentence.
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. check implies bringing about an abrupt, partial, or temporary stop: to check a trotting horse.
Definitions of stop. verb. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. “Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other” synonyms: cease, end, finish, terminate. see more. verb. come to a halt, stop moving. “the car stopped ” “She stopped in front of a store window” synonyms: halt.
1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up: The tea leaves stopped the drain. 2. To constrict (an opening or orifice): My nose is stopped up. 3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example). 4. To prevent the flow or passage of: stop supplies from getting through. 5. a.
Definition of stop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
STOP definition: 1. to finish doing something that you were doing: 2. to stop a journey or an activity for a short…. Learn more.
to keep back, restrain, or prevent: [~ + object (+ from)] I couldn't stop him (from going). to (cause to) be prevented from proceeding, acting, or operating: [ ~ + object ] to stop a car. [ no object ] The car stopped when it ran out of gas.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishldoce_753_zstopstop1 /stɒp $ stɑːp/ S1W1 verb (stopped, stopping)1not continuea)[intransitive, transitive] to not continue, or to make someone or something not continue By midday the rain had stopped. This is where the path stops.