stop

verb

\ ˈstäp

stopped; stopping

Definition of stop

(Entry 1 of 3)

transitive verb

1a : 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

2a : to close up or block off (an opening) : plug

b : to make impassable : choke, obstruct

c : to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice)

3a : to cause to give up or change a course of action

b : to keep from carrying out a proposed action : restrain, prevent stopped them from leaving

4a : to cause to cease : check, suppress

b : discontinue

5a : to deduct or withhold (a sum due)

b : to instruct one's bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (something, such as a check)

6a : to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt stopped the car

b : parry

c : to check by means of a weapon : bring down, kill

d : to beat in a boxing match by a knockout broadly : defeat

e : baffle, nonplus

7a : to change the pitch of (something, such as a violin string) by pressing with the finger

b : to change the pitch of (a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell

8 : to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks

intransitive verb

1a : to cease activity or operation his heart stopped the motor stopped

b : to come to an end especially suddenly : close, finish The talking stopped when she entered the room.

2a : to cease to move on : halt

b : pause, hesitate

3a : to break one's journey : stay

b chiefly British : remain

c : to make a brief call : drop in

4 : to become choked : clog the sink often stops up

stop

noun

Definition of stop (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : cessation, end

b : a pause or breaking off in speech

2a(1) : a graduated set of organ pipes of similar design and tone quality

(2) : a corresponding set of vibrators or reeds of a reed organ

(3) : stop knob —often used figuratively in phrases like pull out all the stops to suggest holding nothing back

b : a means of regulating the pitch of a musical instrument

3a : something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : impediment, obstacle

b : the aperture of a camera lens also : a marking of a series (as of f-numbers) on a camera for indicating settings of the diaphragm

c : a drain plug : stopper

4 : a device for arresting or limiting motion

5 : the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : check

6a : a halt in a journey : stay made a brief stop to refuel

b : a stopping place a bus stop

7a chiefly British : any of several punctuation marks

b —used in telegrams and cables to indicate a period

c : a pause or break in a verse that marks the end of a grammatical unit

8a : an order stopping payment (as of a check or note) by a bank

b : stop order

9 : a consonant characterized by complete closure of the breath passage in the course of articulation — compare continuant

10 : a depression in the face of an animal at the junction of forehead and muzzle

11 : a function of an electronic device that stops a recording

stop

adjective

Definition of stop (Entry 3 of 3)

: serving to stop : designed to stop stop line stop signal

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