To keep back or hold (one's hand); also, to withhold (a blow). Obsolete.

To arrest, stop, or retard the onward motion or course of (a person or thing).

To cease going forward; to stop, halt; to arrest one's course and stand still. Obsolete (except as in 1b.)

To arrest the onward movement of (a person or thing); to bring to a stand or state of rest; to cause to halt on a journey; also, to prevent the…

transitive. To check, bring to a sudden stop.

To check, retard (motion or force); to destroy the force or effect of (a missile, etc.).

To destroy or reduce the energy of (motion).

transitive. To take, bring, or convey (a person or thing) into a place. Also: to keep in or inside. In early use also intransitive with with…

In occasional uses: To stop the movement or activity of.