stop
noun.
the event of something ending
it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Synonym: halt
noun.
the act of stopping something
the third baseman made some remarkable stops|his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
Synonym: stoppage
noun.
a brief stay in the course of a journey
they made a stopover to visit their friends
Synonym: layover, stopover
noun.
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
noun.
a spot where something halts or pauses
his next stop is Atlanta
noun.
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
his stop consonants are too aspirated
noun.
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
noun.
(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
noun.
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
Synonym: diaphragm
noun.
a restraint that checks the motion of something
he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
Synonym: catch
noun.
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
verb.
come to a halt, stop moving
the car stopped|She stopped in front of a store window
Synonym: halt
verb.
put an end to a state or an activity
Quit teasing your little brother
verb.
stop from happening or developing
Block his election|Halt the process
Synonym: block, halt, kibosh
verb.
interrupt a trip
we stopped at Aunt Mary's house|they stopped for three days in Florence
Synonym: stop over
verb.
cause to stop
stop a car|stop the thief
verb.
prevent completion
stop the project|break off the negotiations
verb.
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
verb.
seize on its way
The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
Synonym: intercept
verb.
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
verb.
render unsuitable for passage
block the way|barricade the streets|stop the busy road
verb.
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Hold on a moment!
Synonym: hold on
Antonym: start