stop

S0780200 (stŏp)v. stopped, stop·ping, stops v.tr.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. To halt the motion or progress of: stopped me and asked directions.b. To block or deflect (a blow, for example); parry or ward off.c. To be or get in the way of (a bullet or other missile); be killed or wounded by.6. a. To cause to desist or to change a course of action: The rain stopped us from continuing the argument.b. To prevent or restrain: An invitation to dinner stopped him from going to the movies.7. To discontinue or cease: He stopped his complaining.8. a. To defeat (an opponent or opposing team).b. To defeat in boxing by a knockout or technical knockout.9. To order a bank to withhold payment of: stopped the check.10. Music a. To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch.b. To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch.v.intr.1. To cease moving, progressing, acting, or operating; come to a halt: The clock stopped in the night.2. To put an end to what one is doing; cease: had to stop at an exciting place in the book.3. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off: stop by at a friend's house; stop in at the office; stop off at the gas station.n.1. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped: Can't you put a stop to all this ruckus? Production is at a stop.2. A halt or stay, as on a trip: We made a stop in Austin.3. A place at which someone or something stops: a regular stop on my delivery route; a bus stop.4. A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.5. An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check.6. A stop order.7. A part in a mechanism that stops or regulates movement.8. The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm.9. A mark of punctuation, especially a period.10. Music a. The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument.b. A fret on a stringed instrument.c. A hole on a wind instrument.d. A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument.e. A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ.f. A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes.11. Nautical A line used for securing something temporarily: a sail stop.12. a. Linguistics One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.b. A plosive.13. The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog.14. Sports A save made by a goalie.15. Games A stopper.16. Architecture A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding.17. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that causes a recording to stop playing.adj. Of, relating to, or being of use at the end of an operation or activity: a stop code.Phrasal Verbs: stop down To reduce (the aperture) of a lens. stop out To withdraw temporarily from college.

[Middle English stoppen, from Old English -stoppian, probably from Vulgar Latin *stuppāre, to caulk, from Latin stuppa, tow, broken flax, from Greek stuppē.]

stop′pa·ble adj.Synonyms: stop, cease, desist, discontinue, halt¹, quit
These verbs mean to bring or come to an end: stop arguing; ceased crying; desist from complaining; discontinued the treatment; halting the convoy; quit laughing.Antonym: start

stop

(stɒp) vb, stops, stopping or stopped1. to cease from doing or being (something); discontinue: stop talking. 2. to cause (something moving) to halt or (of something moving) to come to a halt: to stop a car; the car stopped. 3. (tr) to prevent the continuance or completion of: to stop a show. 4. (often foll by: from) to prevent or restrain: to stop George from fighting. 5. (tr) to keep back: to stop supplies to the navy. 6. (tr) to intercept or hinder in transit: to stop a letter. 7. (often foll by: up) to block or plug, esp so as to close: to stop up a pipe. 8. (often foll by: up) to fill a hole or opening in: to stop up a wall. 9. (tr) to staunch or stem: to stop a wound. 10. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to instruct a bank not to honour (a cheque)11. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (tr) to deduct (money) from pay12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) Brit to provide with punctuation13. (Boxing) (tr) boxing to beat (an opponent) either by a knockout or a technical knockout14. (tr) informal to receive (a blow, hit, etc)15. (intr) to stay or rest: we stopped at the Robinsons' for three nights. 16. (tr) rare to defeat, beat, or kill17. (Music, other) (tr) music a. to alter the vibrating length of (a string on a violin, guitar, etc) by pressing down on it at some point with the fingerb. to alter the vibrating length of an air column in a wind instrument by closing (a finger hole, etc)c. to produce (a note) in this manner18. (Music, other) (tr) to place a hand inside (the bell of a French horn) to alter the tone colour and pitch or play (a note) on a French horn in such a manner19. (Bridge) bridge to have a protecting card or winner in (a suit in which one's opponents are strong)20. stop at nothing to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthlessn21. an arrest of movement or progress22. the act of stopping or the state of being stopped23. a place where something halts or pauses: a bus stop. 24. a stay in or as if in the course of a journey25. the act or an instance of blocking or obstructing26. (Tools) a plug or stopper27. (General Engineering) a block, screw, or other device or object that prevents, limits, or terminates the motion of a mechanism or moving part28. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Brit a punctuation mark, esp a full stop29. (Fencing) fencing Also called: stop thrust a counterthrust made without a parry in the hope that one's blade will touch before one's opponent's blade30. (Banking & Finance) short for stop payment, stop order31. (Music, other) music a. the act of stopping the string, finger hole, etc, of an instrumentb. a set of organ pipes or harpsichord strings that may be allowed to sound as a group by muffling or silencing all other such setsc. a knob, lever, or handle on an organ, etc, that is operated to allow sets of pipes to soundd. an analogous device on a harpsichord or other instrument with variable registers, such as an electrophonic instrument32. (Music, other) to play at full volume33. to spare no effort34. (Clothing & Fashion) Austral a stud on a football boot35. (Breeds) the angle between the forehead and muzzle of a dog or cat, regarded as a point in breeding36. (Nautical Terms) nautical a short length of line or small stuff used as a tie, esp for a furled sail37. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics Also called: stop consonant any of a class of consonants articulated by first making a complete closure at some point of the vocal tract and then releasing it abruptly with audible plosion. Stops include the labials (p, b), the alveolars or dentals (t, d), the velars (k, g). Compare continuant38. (Photography) photog a. a setting of the aperture of a camera lens, calibrated to the corresponding f-numberb. another name for diaphragm⁴39. (Architecture) a block or carving used to complete the end of a moulding40. (Bridge) bridge Also called: stopper a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one's opponents are strong[C14: from Old English stoppian (unattested), as in forstoppian to plug the ear, ultimately from Late Latin stuppāre to stop with a tow, from Latin stuppa tow, from Greek stuppē] ˈstoppable adj

stop

(stɒp)

v. stopped, stop•ping,
n. v.t. 1. to cease from or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease: to stop crime. 3. to interrupt or check. 4. to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies. 5. to restrain or prevent: I couldn't stop him from going. 6. to prevent from proceeding, acting, or operating: to stop a car. 7. to block or close off (often fol. by up): to stop up a sink. 8. to fill holes in (a wall, a decayed tooth, etc.). 9. to close (a container, tube, etc.) with a cork, plug, or the like. 10. to close the external orifice of (the ears, nose, mouth, etc.). 11. to check (a stroke, blow, etc.); parry; ward off. 12. a. to defeat (an opposing player or team). b. to defeat in a boxing match by a knockout or technical knockout. 13. to notify a bank to refuse payment of (a check) upon presentation. 14. (in bridge) to have an honor card and a sufficient number of protecting cards to keep an opponent from continuing to win in (a suit). 15. a. to close (a fingerhole) in order to produce a particular note from a wind instrument. b. to press down (a string of a violin, viola, etc.) in order to alter the pitch of the tone produced. c. to produce (a particular note) by so doing. v.i. 16. to come to a stand, as in a course or journey; halt. 17. to cease moving, proceeding, operating, etc.; pause or desist. 18. to cease; come to an end. 19. to halt for a stay or visit: They're stopping at a nice hotel. 20. stop by or in, to make a brief visit. 21. stop down, (on a camera) to reduce (the diaphragm opening of a lens). 22. stop off, to halt for a brief stay at some point on the way elsewhere. 23. stop out, a. to withdraw temporarily from school. b. to mask (areas of an etching plate, photographic negative, etc.) to prevent their being etched, printed, etc. 24. stop over, a. to stop briefly, as overnight, in the course of a journey. b. to make a brief visit. n. 25. the act of stopping. 26. a cessation or arrest of movement, activity, or operation; end: Put a stop to that! 27. a stay made at a place, as in the course of a journey. 28. a place where trains or other vehicles halt to take on and discharge passengers: a bus stop. 29. a closing or filling up, as of a hole. 30. a blocking or obstructing, as of a passage or channel. 31. a plug or other stopper for an opening. 32. an obstacle, impediment, or hindrance. 33. a piece or device that serves to check or control movement or action in a mechanism. 34. a. an order to refuse payment of a check. b. stop order. 35. a. the act of closing a fingerhole or pressing a string of an instrument in order to produce a particular note. b. a device, as on an instrument, for accomplishing this. c. a graduated set of organ pipes of the same kind giving tones of the same quality. d. a knob or handle that controls the sounding of such a set of pipes. e. a set of jacks on a harpsichord or reeds in a reed organ functioning like a pipe-organ stop. 36. a piece of small line used to lash or fasten something, as a furled sail. 37. a consonant sound made with complete closure at some part of the vocal tract, usu. followed by sudden release of the interrupted air, as in the sounds (p, b, t, d, k, g). Compare continuant. 38. the diaphragm opening of a camera lens, esp. as indicated by an f-number. 39. any of various marks used as punctuation at the end of a sentence, esp. a period. 40. the word “stop” printed in the body of a telegram or cablegram to indicate a period. 41. a depression in the face of certain animals, esp. dogs, marking the division between the forehead and the projecting part of the muzzle. Idioms: pull out all the stops, to use every means available, as to accomplish something. [before 1000; Middle English stoppen (v.), Old English -stoppian (in forstoppian to stop up) « Vulgar Latin *stuppāre to plug with oakum, derivative of Latin stuppa coarse hemp < Greek stýppē] stop′pa•ble, adj. syn: stop, arrest, check, halt imply causing a cessation of movement or progress (literal or figurative). stop is the general term for the idea: to stop a clock. arrest usu. 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. To halt means to make a temporary stop, esp. one resulting from a command: to halt a company of soldiers.

stop

You usually use the verb stop to say that someone no longer does something. After stop, you can use either an -ing form or a to-infinitive, but with different meanings.

1. 'stop doing'

If you stop doing something at a particular time, you no longer do it after that time.

We all stopped talking.He couldn't stop crying.2. 'stop to do'

If you stop to do something, you interrupt what you are doing in order to do something else. For example, if someone stops while they are walking somewhere, admires the view, then continues walking, you can say 'She stopped to admire the view'.

The man recognized him and stopped to speak to him.I stopped to tie my shoelace.3. 'stop somebody doing something'

If you are prevented from doing something, you can say that something stops you doing it or stops you from doing it.

They tried to stop me coming.How do you stop a tap dripping?Nothing was going to stop Elena from being a writer.

Be Careful!
Don't say that something 'stops somebody to do' something. Don't say, for example 'How do you stop a tap to drip?'

stop

Past participle: stopped
Gerund: stopping

Imperative
stop
stop

Present
I stop
you stop
he/she/it stops
we stop
you stop
they stop

Preterite
I stopped
you stopped
he/she/it stopped
we stopped
you stopped
they stopped

Present Continuous
I am stopping
you are stopping
he/she/it is stopping
we are stopping
you are stopping
they are stopping

Present Perfect
I have stopped
you have stopped
he/she/it has stopped
we have stopped
you have stopped
they have stopped

Past Continuous
I was stopping
you were stopping
he/she/it was stopping
we were stopping
you were stopping
they were stopping

Past Perfect
I had stopped
you had stopped
he/she/it had stopped
we had stopped
you had stopped
they had stopped

Future
I will stop
you will stop
he/she/it will stop
we will stop
you will stop
they will stop

Future Perfect
I will have stopped
you will have stopped
he/she/it will have stopped
we will have stopped
you will have stopped
they will have stopped

Future Continuous
I will be stopping
you will be stopping
he/she/it will be stopping
we will be stopping
you will be stopping
they will be stopping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stopping
you have been stopping
he/she/it has been stopping
we have been stopping
you have been stopping
they have been stopping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stopping
you will have been stopping
he/she/it will have been stopping
we will have been stopping
you will have been stopping
they will have been stopping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stopping
you had been stopping
he/she/it had been stopping
we had been stopping
you had been stopping
they had been stopping

Conditional
I would stop
you would stop
he/she/it would stop
we would stop
you would stop
they would stop

Past Conditional
I would have stopped
you would have stopped
he/she/it would have stopped
we would have stopped
you would have stopped
they would have stopped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stop - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"haltconclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"cessation, surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"standstill, tie-up, stand - an interruption of normal activity
	2.	stop - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"stoppagehuman action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happenstanddown, stand-down - (military) a temporary stop of offensive military actionhaemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis - surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
	3.	stop - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"layover, stopoverstay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"night-stop - a break in a journey for the nightpit stop - a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the carpit stop - a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshmentstand - a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"
	4.	stop - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"halt, stoppage, hitch, stay, arrest, checkinaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactivecountercheck - a check that restrains another checklogjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
	5.	stop - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"bus stop - a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengerscheckpoint - a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearanceloading area, loading zone - a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloadedstopover, way station - a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
	6.	stop - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonantobstruent - a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouthimplosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonantplosion, explosion - the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonantlabial stop - a stop consonant that is produced with the lipsglottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop - a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowelsuction stop, click - a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
	7.	stop - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"full point, full stop, period, pointpunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrasessuspension point - (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
	8.	stop - (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"knob - a round handlepipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboardmusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	9.	stop - a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"diaphragmcamera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)iris diaphragm, iris - diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central openingmechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
	10.	stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"catchbench hook - any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)doorstop, doorstopper - a stop that keeps open doors from movingdetent, pawl, click, dog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backwardconstraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"tripper, trip - a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
	11.	stop - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"blockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, blockbreech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firingimpedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficultplug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightlyvapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
Verb	1.	stop - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"haltgo off - stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"pull up short - stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior preyrein in, rein - stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"conk, stall - come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplaneshaul up, pull up, draw up - come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"brake - stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"settle - come to restget going, start, go - begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
	2.	stop - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, give upknock off, drop - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"leave off - stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"sign off - cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stationsretire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"pull the plug - prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"close off, shut off - stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"cheese - used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!"call it a day, call it quits - stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"break - give up; "break cigarette smoking"
	3.	stop - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"kibosh, block, haltembargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
	4.	stop - interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"stop overcut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"lay over, stop over - interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"
	5.	stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"rein, rein in - stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"halt, arrest, hold - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"bring up - cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene"flag down - signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"stall - cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"stall - cause an airplane to go into a stalldraw up, pull up - cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"brake - cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"start up, start - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
	6.	stop - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"break off, discontinue, breakfracture - become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"bog down, bog - get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
	7.	stop - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"hold back, arrest, turn back, contain, checkcut down, cut out - intercept (a player)defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack
	8.	stop - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"interceptgrab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"cut out, cut off - cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
	9.	stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"end, cease, terminate, finishpass away - go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"lapse - end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"cut out - cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"go out - become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"adjourn, recess, break up - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"disappear, vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"climax, culminate - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"run out - become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"run low, run short, go - to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"disappear, vanish, go away - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"come out, turn out - result or end; "How will the game turn out?"discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"break - come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
	10.	stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, barobturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve"close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
	11.	stop - stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"hold onbreak, interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

stop

verb1. quit, cease, refrain, break off, put an end to, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, call it a day (informal), desist, belay (Nautical), bring or come to a halt or standstill I've been told to lose weight and stop smoking.
quit start, begin, continue, keep on, keep going, commence, proceed2. prevent, suspend, cut short, close, break, check, bar, arrest, silence, frustrate, axe (informal), interrupt, restrain, hold back, intercept, hinder, repress, impede, rein in, forestall, nip (something) in the bud I think she really would have liked to stop everything right there.
prevent further, push, encourage, promote, boost, assist, facilitate, hasten, fast-track, expedite, gee up, set off, kick off, get going, get under way, give the go ahead, set in motion, institute3. end, conclude, finish, be over, cut out (informal), terminate, come to an end, peter out The music stopped and the lights were turned up.
end start, begin, continue, keep on, keep going, commence, get under way4. cease, shut down, discontinue, desist His heart stopped three times.
cease start, begin, continue, keep on, keep going5. halt, pause, stall, draw up, pull up The car failed to stop at an army checkpoint.
halt continue, keep on, keep going, set off, advance, proceed6. pause, wait, rest, hesitate, deliberate, take a break, have a breather (informal), stop briefly She doesn't stop to think about what she's saying.7. stay, rest, put up, lodge, sojourn, tarry, break your journey He insisted we stop at a small restaurant just outside Atlanta.noun1. halt, standstill He slowed the car almost to a stop.2. station, stage, halt, destination, depot, termination, terminus They waited at a bus stop.3. stay, break, visit, rest, stopover, sojourn The last stop in his lengthy tour was Paris.put a stop to something or someone check, silence, nip (something) in the bud, arrest, intercept, repress, cut short, forestall His daughter should have stood up and put a stop to all these rumours. Someone should put a stop to him before he does any more damage.stop by call in, drop in, look in, drop by I'll stop by to see you before going home.stop off break your journey, stay, rest, stop over, sojourn, tarry The president stopped off in Munich for the economic summit.

stop

verb1. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:block, choke, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, plug.2. To come to a cessation:arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt, leave off, quit, stall, surcease.Idiom: come to a halt.3. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation:arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt, stall, stay, surcease.Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to.4. To cause to cease regular activity:idle, immobilize, tie up.Idiom: bring to a screeching halt.5. To cease trying to accomplish or continue:abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit.Informal: swear off.Slang: lay off.Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel.6. To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example):break, cut out, give up, leave off.Slang: kick.7. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize.By or in:call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, visit.Idiom: pay a visit.noun1. The act of stopping:cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, stay, stoppage, surcease.2. The condition of being stopped:cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, standstill, stoppage, surcease.3. A concluding or terminating:cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up.4. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage:bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, traverse, wall.5. Something used to fill a hole, space, or container:choke, cork, fill, plug, stopper.

Translations

停止停留停车站句号堵塞

stop

(stop) – past tense, past participle stopped – verb1. to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc. He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.停止2. to prevent from doing something. We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.阻止3. to discontinue or cease eg doing something. That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.停4. to block or close. He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.堵塞5. to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note. （音乐）按（孔）、按（弦）以改变音调 6. to stay. Will you be stopping long at the hotel?停留 noun1. an act of stopping or state of being stopped. We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day. 停留，逗留 2. a place for eg a bus to stop. a bus stop.停车站3. in punctuation, a full stop. Put a stop at the end of the sentence.句号4. a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ. （管风琴的）音栓，音节栓 5. a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position. a door-stop. 阻塞物，挡块 ˈstoppage (-pidʒ) noun (an) act of stopping or state or process of being stopped. The building was at last completed after many delays and stoppages. 停止，中止 ˈstopper noun an object, eg a cork, that is put into the neck of a bottle, jar, hole etc to close it. 塞子ˈstopping noun a filling in a tooth. One of my stoppings has come out. （补牙用）填料 ˈstopcock noun a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe. 管闩ˈstopgap noun a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency. He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; (also adjective) stopgap arrangements.临时代替者或代用品ˈstopwatch noun a watch with a hand that can be stopped and started, used in timing a race etc. 秒表，跑表 put a stop to to prevent from continuing. We must put a stop to this waste.制止stop at nothing to be willing to do anything, however dishonest etc, in order to get something. He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. 无所不为，不择手段 stop dead to stop completely. I stopped dead when I saw him.突然停住stop off to make a halt on a journey etc. We stopped off at Edinburgh to see the castle.中途停留stop over to make a stay of a night or more: We're planning to stop over in Amsterdam ( noun ˈstop-over) 留宿stop up to block. Some rubbish got into the drain and stopped it up.堵塞

stop

→ 停止zhCN

How far away is the bus stop? (US)
How far is the bus stop? (UK) → 公共汽车站离这儿有多远？
Do we stop at ...? → 会在...停吗？
Please stop the bus → 请停车
This is my stop → 我到站了
Where do we stop for lunch? → 在哪儿停车吃午饭？
When do we stop next? → 下一站几点到？
What is the next stop? → 下一站是什么地方？
Which stop is it for ...? → 去...应在哪一站下车？
Is the next stop ...? → 下一站是不是...？
Does the train stop at ...? → 这趟车在...停不停？
Stop here, please → 请在这儿停车

stop

Related to stop: Stop watch, stop order, stop the clock

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verb
noun
phrase

Synonyms for stop

verb quit

Synonyms

quit
cease
refrain
break off
put an end to
pack in
discontinue
leave off
call it a day
desist
belay
bring or come to a halt or standstill

Antonyms

start
begin
continue
keep on
keep going
commence
proceed

verb prevent

Synonyms

prevent
suspend
cut short
close
break
check
bar
arrest
silence
frustrate
axe
interrupt
restrain
hold back
intercept
hinder
repress
impede
rein in
forestall
nip (something) in the bud

Antonyms

further
push
encourage
promote
boost
assist
facilitate
hasten
fast-track
expedite
gee up
set off
kick off
get going
get under way
give the go ahead
set in motion
institute

verb end

Synonyms

end
conclude
finish
be over
cut out
terminate
come to an end
peter out

Antonyms

start
begin
continue
keep on
keep going
commence
get under way

verb cease

Synonyms

cease
shut down
discontinue
desist

Antonyms

start
begin
continue
keep on
keep going

verb halt

Synonyms

halt
pause
stall
draw up
pull up

Antonyms

continue
keep on
keep going
set off
advance
proceed

verb pause

Synonyms

pause
wait
rest
hesitate
deliberate
take a break
have a breather
stop briefly

verb stay

Synonyms

stay
rest
put up
lodge
sojourn
tarry
break your journey

noun halt

Synonyms

halt
standstill

noun station

Synonyms

station
stage
halt
destination
depot
termination
terminus

noun stay

Synonyms

stay
break
visit
rest
stopover
sojourn

phrase put a stop to something or someone

Synonyms

check
silence
nip (something) in the bud
arrest
intercept
repress
cut short
forestall

phrase stop by

Synonyms

call in
drop in
look in
drop by

phrase stop off

Synonyms

break your journey
stay
rest
stop over
sojourn
tarry

Synonyms for stop

verb to plug up something, as a hole, space, or container

Synonyms

block
choke
clog
close
congest
cork
fill
plug

verb to come to a cessation

Synonyms

arrest
belay
cease
check
discontinue
halt
leave off
quit
stall
surcease

verb to prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation

Synonyms

arrest
belay
cease
check
discontinue
halt
stall
stay
surcease

verb to cause to cease regular activity

Synonyms

idle
immobilize
tie up

verb to cease trying to accomplish or continue

Synonyms

abandon
break off
desist
discontinue
give up
leave off
quit
relinquish
remit
swear off
lay off

verb to desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example)

Synonyms

break
cut out
give up
leave off
kick

verb to go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize

Synonyms

call
come by
come over
drop by
drop in
look in
look up
pop in
run in
see
visit

noun the act of stopping

Synonyms

cessation
check
cut-off
discontinuance
discontinuation
halt
stay
stoppage
surcease

noun the condition of being stopped

Synonyms

cessation
discontinuance
discontinuation
halt
standstill
stoppage
surcease

noun a concluding or terminating

Synonyms

cease
cessation
close
closing
closure
completion
conclusion
consummation
end
ending
end of the line
finish
period
stopping point
termination
terminus
wind-up
wrap-up

noun something that impedes or prevents entry or passage

Synonyms

bar
barricade
barrier
block
blockage
clog
hamper
hindrance
hurdle
impediment
obstacle
obstruction
snag
traverse
wall

noun something used to fill a hole, space, or container

Synonyms

choke
cork
fill
plug
stopper

Synonyms for stop

noun the event of something ending

Synonyms

halt

Related Words

conclusion
ending
finish
cessation
surcease
standstill
tie-up
stand

noun the act of stopping something

Synonyms

stoppage

Related Words

human action
human activity
act
deed
standdown
stand-down
haemostasia
haemostasis
hemostasia
hemostasis

noun a brief stay in the course of a journey

Synonyms

layover
stopover

Related Words

stay
night-stop
pit stop
stand

noun the state of inactivity following an interruption

Synonyms

halt
stoppage
hitch
stay
arrest
check

Related Words

inaction
inactiveness
inactivity
countercheck
logjam

noun a spot where something halts or pauses

Related Words

bus stop
checkpoint
loading area
loading zone
stopover
way station
place
spot
topographic point

noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Synonyms

occlusive
plosive
plosive consonant
plosive speech sound
stop consonant

Related Words

obstruent
implosion
plosion
explosion
labial stop
glottal catch
glottal plosive
glottal stop
suction stop
click

noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

Synonyms

full point
full stop
period
point

Related Words

punctuation mark
punctuation
suspension point

noun (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

Related Words

knob
pipe organ
organ
music

noun a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

Synonyms

diaphragm

Related Words

camera
photographic camera
iris diaphragm
iris
mechanical device

noun a restraint that checks the motion of something

Synonyms

catch

Related Words

bench hook
doorstop
doorstopper
detent
pawl
click
dog
constraint
restraint
tripper
trip

noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Synonyms

blockage
stoppage
occlusion
closure
block

Related Words

breech closer
breechblock
impedimenta
obstruction
obstructor
obstructer
impediment
plug
stopple
stopper
vapor lock
vapour lock

verb come to a halt, stop moving

Synonyms

halt

Related Words

go off
pull up short
check
rein in
rein
conk
stall
haul up
pull up
draw up
brake
settle

Antonyms

get going
start
go

verb put an end to a state or an activity

Synonyms

cease
discontinue
lay off
quit
give up

Related Words

knock off
drop
leave off
sign off
retire
withdraw
pull the plug
close off
shut off
cheese
call it a day
call it quits
break

verb stop from happening or developing

Synonyms

kibosh
block
halt

Related Words

embargo
foreclose
forestall
preclude
prevent
forbid
stay

verb interrupt a trip

Synonyms

stop over

Related Words

cut off
disrupt
interrupt
break up
call
lay over
stop over

verb cause to stop

Related Words

check
rein
rein in
halt
arrest
hold
bring up
cut
flag down
stall
draw up
pull up
brake

Antonyms

start up
start

verb prevent completion

Synonyms

break off
discontinue
break

Related Words

fracture
terminate
end
bog down
bog
cut off
disrupt
interrupt
break up

verb hold back, as of a danger or an enemy

Synonyms

hold back
arrest
turn back
contain
check

Related Words

cut down
cut out
defend

verb seize on its way

Synonyms

intercept

Related Words

grab
take hold of
catch
cut out
cut off

verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

Synonyms

end
cease
terminate
finish

Related Words

pass away
lapse
cut out
go out
adjourn
recess
break up
disappear
vanish
climax
culminate
run out
run low
run short
go
go away
conclude
close
come out
turn out
discontinue
break

verb render unsuitable for passage

Synonyms

barricade
block
block up
blockade
block off
bar

Related Words

obturate
occlude
close up
impede
obstruct
jam
block
block off
close off
shut off
close

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

stop

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Synonyms for stop

verb quit

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verb prevent

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verb end

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verb cease

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verb halt

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verb pause

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verb stay

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noun halt

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noun station

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noun stay

Synonyms

phrase put a stop to something or someone

Synonyms

phrase stop by

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phrase stop off

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Synonyms for stop

verb to plug up something, as a hole, space, or container

Synonyms

verb to come to a cessation

Synonyms

verb to prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation

Synonyms

verb to cause to cease regular activity

Synonyms

verb to cease trying to accomplish or continue

Synonyms

verb to desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example)

Synonyms

verb to go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize

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noun the act of stopping

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