stop

Definitions of stop in various dictionaries:

noun - the event of something ending

noun - the act of stopping something

noun - a brief stay in the course of a journey

noun - the state of inactivity following an interruption

noun - a spot where something halts or pauses

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

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

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

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

noun - a restraint that checks the motion of something

noun - an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb - come to a halt, stop moving

verb - put an end to a state or an activity

verb - stop from happening or developing

verb - interrupt a trip

verb - cause to stop

verb - prevent completion

verb - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy

verb - seize on its way

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

verb - render unsuitable for passage

verb - stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

To close (an opening) by covering, filling in, or plugging up.

To constrict (an opening or orifice).

To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

To prevent the flow or passage of: tried to stop the bleeding.

To cause to halt, cease, or desist: stopped me and asked directions.

To desist from; cease: stop running.

To order a bank to withhold payment of: stopped the check.

To cause (a motor, for example) to cease operation or function; halt.

Music.

To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch.

To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch.

To cease moving, progressing, acting, or operating; come to a halt: The clock stopped at some point during the night.

To put an end to what one is doing; cease: had to stop at an exciting place in the book.

To interrupt one’s course or journey for a brief visit or stay: stop at the store; stopped at a friend’s for a few nights.

The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; cessation.

A finish; an end.

A stay or visit, as one taken during a trip.

A place at which someone or something stops: a regular stop on my paper route; a bus stop.

A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.

An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check.

A part in a machine that stops or regulates movement.

The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm.

A mark of punctuation, especially a period.

Music.

The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument.

A fret on a stringed instrument.

A hole on a wind instrument.

A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument.

A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ.

A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes.

A line used for securing something temporarily: a sail stop.

Linguistics.

The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog.

A stopper.

A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding.

verb - to discontinue the progress or motion of