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To cause to come to an end
“I need to go on a diet to stop my weight gain.”
To cease to perform a specified action
“I had to stop running temporarily due to tendonitis.”
To drive or move into a given place or location
“Let's stop the car outside the supermarket so I can run in quickly to get some garlic.”
(of an event, action, or process) To come to an end or cease to occur
“Jim's questioning of the president would finally stop after the microphone was taken off him.”
To close or block an opening
“He tried to stop the leak by putting his finger in the hole in the dam.”
To prevent or dissuade someone from engaging in an activity
“She did her best to stop her husband from eating pizza for dinner because it was bad for his health.”
(of an action or event) To prevent from happening
“Despite the best efforts of the protestors, they could not stop the ratification of the new law.”
To refuse to provide (as per usual)
“Billy had misbehaved that week, and his parents would stop his pocket money as punishment.”
To pause and deliberate
“Do not behave rashly. Just stop for a moment and think!”
To stay at a place briefly during a journey
“We can stop at a small town along the way for a break during our long drive.”
To achieve victory over
“They had an elite team that was virtually unbeatable and nobody could stop them.”
To put an end to, especially formally
To stop operating
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
To cause to be ineffective or deactivated
To switch off or power down (something)
To persuade or convince someone not to do something
To pause in indecision before doing something
To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
To physically remain or loiter at a given place for a period of time
To diminish to nothing
To immobilize or stop (from) moving, especially suddenly
To lie down and relax
To cause disarray or disorganization in the order of
To come to rest after a descent from above
To try to prevent by action or argument
To stop the operations of, typically due to financial difficulty
To surrender or end all resistance to
To acknowledge the presence of with a greeting
To physically catch or arrest (someone)
To catch or stop (the ball) and return it
To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place
To ambush or ensnare by hiding and unexpectedly intercepting
(end up at) To arrive at a destination
To form a covering layer or topmost part of
A halt in movement or operation
“The power was cut off and business would come to a stop for the rest of the day.”
A break during a journey
“We had a brief stop at the lake for lunch during our hike through the valley.”
A place of sojourn during a trip or journey
“Our last stop during our trip around Europe was Paris.”
A place where people enter or alight from public transportation
“We waited at the stop for over fifteen minutes before the bus finally arrived.”
A punctuation mark representing a pause or separating clauses
“Please use a stop to separate your sentences which will improve the readability of your writing.”
(rare) Something which makes movement or progress difficult
“So melancholy a prospect should inspire us with zeal to oppose some stop to the rising torrent, and check this overflowing of ungodliness.”
A barrier, railing, or other upright structure enclosing an area
The place to which someone or something is going or being sent
A series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour
A motionless state
A plug or stopper, typically made from bark and used for bottles
An act of seizing and attempting to stop or throw someone to the ground
A rest stop or break during a journey
A place where one road crosses another
A command to stop or slow down
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