stop (stɒp
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: stops, stopping, stopped
- to cease from doing or being (something); discontinue ⇒
stop talking
- to cause (something moving) to halt or (of something moving) to come to a halt ⇒
to stop a car
the car stopped
- (tr) to prevent the continuance or completion of ⇒
to stop a show
- (tr) from to prevent or restrain ⇒
to stop George from fighting
- (tr) to keep back ⇒
to stop supplies to the navy
- (tr) to intercept or hinder in transit ⇒
to stop a letter
- (tr) up to block or plug, esp so as to close ⇒
to stop up a pipe
- (tr) up to fill a hole or opening in ⇒
to stop up a wall
- (tr) to staunch or stem ⇒
to stop a wound
- (tr) to instruct a bank not to honour (a cheque)
- (tr) to deduct (money) from pay
- (tr) British to provide with punctuation
- (tr) boxing to beat (an opponent) either by a knockout or a technical knockout
- (tr) informal to receive (a blow, hit, etc)
- (intr) to stay or rest ⇒
we stopped at the Robinsons' for three nights
- (tr) rare to defeat, beat, or kill
- (tr) music
- to alter the vibrating length of (a string on a violin, guitar, etc) by pressing down on it at some point with the finger
- to alter the vibrating length of an air column in a wind instrument by closing (a finger hole, etc)
- to produce (a note) in this manner
- (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 manner
- bridge to have a protecting card or winner in (a suit in which one's opponents are strong)
- See stop at nothing
noun
- an arrest of movement or progress
- the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
- a place where something halts or pauses ⇒
a bus stop
- a stay in or as if in the course of a journey
- the act or an instance of blocking or obstructing
- a plug or stopper
- a block, screw, or other device or object that prevents, limits, or terminates the motion of a mechanism or moving part
- British a punctuation mark, esp a full stop
stop thrust fencing a counterthrust made without a parry in the hope that one's blade will touch before one's opponent's blade- short for stop payment , stop order
- music
- the act of stopping the string, finger hole, etc, of an instrument
- a set of organ pipes or harpsichord strings that may be allowed to sound as a group by muffling or silencing all other such sets
- a knob, lever, or handle on an organ, etc, that is operated to allow sets of pipes to sound
- an analogous device on a harpsichord or other instrument with variable registers, such as an electrophonic instrument
- See pull out all the stops
- Australian a stud on a football boot
- the angle between the forehead and muzzle of a dog or cat, regarded as a point in breeding
- nautical a short length of line or small stuff used as a tie, esp for a furled sail
stop consonant phonetics 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 continuantf-stop photography- a setting of the aperture of a camera lens, calibrated to the corresponding f-number
- another name for diaphragm (sense 4)
- a block or carving used to complete the end of a moulding
stopper bridge a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one's opponents are strong
Alternative Forms
ˈstoppable adjectiveWord Origin
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 stuppēSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
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
=
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
=
halt,
standstill,
Translations
- British English:
stop
If something that is moving comes to a stop, it slows down and no longer moves.Do not open doors before the train has come to a stop.stɒp NOUN Do not open doors before the train has come to a stop.
- Spanish:
parada
nf
- French:
arrêt
nm
- German:
Halt
nm
- Chinese: 停止 n
- Arabic: تَوَقُّفَ n
- Portuguese: paragem nf
- Russian: остановка nf
- Croatian: stanica nf
- Czech: zastavení nnt
- Danish: stop nnt
- Dutch: einde nnt
- Finnish: loppu n
- Greek: στάση nf
- Italian: sosta nf
- Japanese: 中止 n
- Korean: 멈춤 n
- Norwegian: stopp nnt
- Polish: przerwa nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: parada nf
- European Spanish:
parada
nf
- Swedish: uppehåll nnt
- Thai: การหยุด n
- Turkish: durdurma n
- Vietnamese: sự dừng lại n
- British English:
stop
If you stop doing something, you do not do it any more.Stop throwing those stones! He woke up with a start when they stopped.stɒp VERB Stop throwing those stones! He woke up with a start when they stopped.
- Spanish:
parar
v
- French:
arrêter
vi
- German:
anhalten
vt
- Chinese: 停止 vt
- Arabic: يُوْقِفُ vt
- Portuguese: interromper vt
- Russian: останавливать vt
- Croatian: zaustaviti v
- Czech: ukončit vt ukončovat
- Danish: stoppe v
- Dutch: stoppen vt
- Finnish: pysäyttää vt
- Greek: σταματάω vt
- Italian: fermare vt
- Japanese: 止める vt
- Korean: ...을 그만두다 vt
- Norwegian: stoppe vt
- Polish: przerwać vt przerywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: interromper vt
- European Spanish:
parar
v
- Swedish: stoppa vt
- Thai: หยุด ระงับ ปิดกั้น vt
- Turkish: durmak vt
- Vietnamese: dừng v
- British English:
stop
If something stops, it does not do what it did any more.The rain has stopped.stɒp VERB The rain has stopped.
- Spanish:
pararse
v
- French: s’arrêter vi
- German:
aufhören
vi
- Chinese: 停止 vi
- Arabic: يَتَوَقَّفُ vi
- Portuguese: parar vi
- Russian: останавливаться vi
- Croatian: stati v
- Czech: zastavit (se) vi zastavovat (se)
- Danish: stoppe v
- Dutch: stoppen vi
- Finnish: pysähtyä vi
- Greek: σταματάω vi
- Italian: fermarsi vi
- Japanese: 止まる vi
- Korean: 멈추다 vi
- Norwegian: stoppe vi
- Polish: zatrzymać się vi zatrzymywać się
- Brazilian Portuguese: parar vi
- European Spanish:
parar
v
- Swedish: stanna vi
- Thai: หยุด ยุติ เลิก vi
- Turkish: durdurmak vi
- Vietnamese: dừng v
Usage examples
He'd have to get a map and look up the latest Very Useful Guide to see where to stop on the way.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Nomadic Neighbours Due to a lack of authorised sites, travelling communities are often forced to stop illegally on private or public land.
Country Life (2004)But his Foreign Minister, Mr Shimon Peres, said he believed the incursions should stop.
Irish Times (2002)FRANKFURT: Protesters forced a train carrying spent nuclear fuel from German power plants to France to stop near the border yesterday.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Most appallingly there seemed to be a common acceptance that nothing would stop the Germans.
, NANCY WAKE (2002)