1.  stop(n = noun.event) halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
Derived form verb stop₁, verb stop₂, verb stop₅

2.  stop(n = noun.act) stoppage - the act of stopping something; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"
Derived form verb stop₂, verb stop₃, verb stop₆

3.  stop(n = noun.act) layover, stopover - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
Derived form verb stop₂, verb stop₄

4.  stop(n = noun.state) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"; "held them in check"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "the negotiations were in arrest"
Derived form verb stop₁₁

5.  stop(n = noun.location) - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"
Derived form verb stop₄

6.  stop(n = noun.communication) occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

7.  stop(n = noun.communication) full point, full stop, period, point - 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"

8.  stop(n = noun.artifact) - (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"

9.  stop(n = noun.artifact) diaphragm - a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

10.  stop(n = noun.artifact) catch - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
Derived form verb stop₁₀, verb stop₇, verb stop₈

11.  stop(n = noun.artifact) block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

1.  stop(v = verb.motion) halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "She stopped in front of a store window"; "the car stopped"
Antonym: start
Derived form noun stop₁
Sample sentences: These cars won't %s ; They %s the animals

2.  stop(v = verb.stative) cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
Derived form noun stop₁, noun stop₂, noun stop₃, noun stoppage₃
Sample sentences: They %s moving

3.  stop(v = verb.social) block, halt, kibosh - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
Derived form noun stop₂
Sample sentences: They %s him from writing the letter

4.  stop(v = verb.motion) stop over - interrupt a trip; "they stopped for three days in Florence"; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"
Derived form noun stop₃, noun stop₅
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something PP

5.  stop(v = verb.motion) - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
Antonym: start
Derived form noun stop₁, noun stoppage₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

6.  stop(v = verb.change) break, break off, discontinue - prevent completion; "break off the negotiations"; "stop the project"
Derived form noun stop₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

7.  stop(v = verb.competition) arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back - 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"
Derived form noun stop₁₀
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

8.  stop(v = verb.contact) intercept - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
Derived form noun stop₁₀
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something

9.  stop(v = verb.stative) cease, end, finish, terminate - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "My property ends by the bushes"; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP

10.  stop(v = verb.contact) bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade - render unsuitable for passage; "barricade the streets"; "block the way"; "stop the busy road"
Derived form noun stop₁₀, noun stopper₄
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

11.  stop(v = verb.change) hold on - stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
Derived form noun stop₄, noun stoppage₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

1.  To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound. Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.  To obstruct; to render impassable; as, to stop a way, road, or passage. [1913 Webster]

3.  To arrest the progress of; to hinder; to impede; to shut in; as, to stop a traveler; to stop the course of a stream, or a flow of blood. [1913 Webster]

4.  To hinder from acting or moving; to prevent the effect or efficiency of; to cause to cease; to repress; to restrain; to suppress; to interrupt; to suspend; as, to stop the execution of a decree, the progress of vice, the approaches of old age or infirmity. [1913 Webster]

5.  To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part. [1913 Webster]

6.  To point, as a composition; to punctuate. [1913 Webster]

7.  To make fast; to stopper. [1913 Webster]

1.  To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop. [1913 Webster]

2.  To cease from any motion, or course of action. [1913 Webster]

3.  To spend a short time; to reside temporarily; to stay; to tarry; as, to stop with a friend. [1913 Webster]

1.  The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction. [1913 Webster]

2.  That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; as obstacle; an impediment; an obstruction. [1913 Webster]

3.  A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought. [1913 Webster]

4.  The closing of an aperture in the air passage, or pressure of the finger upon the string, of an instrument of music, so as to modify the tone; hence, any contrivance by which the sounds of a musical instrument are regulated. [1913 Webster]

5.  A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from sliding too far. [1913 Webster]

6.  A point or mark in writing or printing intended to distinguish the sentences, parts of a sentence, or clauses; a mark of punctuation. See Punctuation. [1913 Webster]

7.  The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses. [1913 Webster]

8.  The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds. [1913 Webster]

9.  Some part of the articulating organs, as the lips, or the tongue and palate, closed (a) so as to cut off the passage of breath or voice through the mouth and the nose (distinguished as a lip-stop, or a front-stop, etc., as in p, t, d, etc.), or (b) so as to obstruct, but not entirely cut off, the passage, as in l, n, etc.; also, any of the consonants so formed. H. Sweet. [1913 Webster]

stop, v. & n.
--v. (stopped, stopping)
1 tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or motion or operation of. b effectively hinder or prevent (stopped them playing so loudly). c discontinue (an action or sequence of actions) (stopped playing; stopped my visits).
2 intr. come to an end; cease (supplies suddenly stopped).
3 intr. cease from motion or speaking or action; make a halt or pause (the car stopped at the lights; he stopped in the middle of a sentence; my watch has stopped).
4 tr. cause to cease action; defeat.
5 tr. sl. receive (a blow etc.).
6 intr. remain; stay for a short time.
7 tr. (often foll. by up) block or close up (a hole or leak etc.).
8 tr. not permit or supply as usual; discontinue or withhold (shall stop their wages).
9 tr. (in full stop payment of or on) instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque).
10 tr. Brit. put a filling in (a tooth).
11 tr. obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin etc.) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger.
12 tr. plug the upper end of (an organ-pipe), giving a note an octave lower.
13 tr. Bridge be able to prevent opponents from taking all the tricks in (a suit).
14 tr. make (a sound) inaudible.
15 tr. Boxing a parry (a blow). b knock out (an opponent).
16 tr. Hort. pinch back (a plant).
17 tr. make (a clock, factory, etc.) cease working.
18 tr. Brit. provide with punctuation.
19 tr. Naut. make fast; stopper (a cable etc.).
--n.
1 the act or an instance of stopping; the state of being stopped (put a stop to; the vehicle was brought to a stop).
2 a place designated for a bus or train etc. to stop.
3 a punctuation mark, esp. = full stop (see FULL(1)).
4 a device for stopping motion at a particular point.
5 a change of pitch effected by stopping a string.
6 a (in an organ) a row of pipes of one character. b a knob etc. operating these.
7 a manner of speech adopted to produce a particular effect.
8 Optics & Photog. = DIAPHRAGM 3.
9 a the effective diameter of a lens. b a device for reducing this. c a unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it).
10 (of sound) = PLOSIVE.
11 (in telegrams etc.) a full stop (see FULL(1)).
12 Bridge a card or cards stopping a suit.
13 Naut. a small line used as a lashing.

Idiom:
put a stop to cause to end, esp. abruptly. stop at nothing be ruthless. stop by (also absol.) call at (a place). stop dead (or short) cease abruptly. stop down Photog. reduce the aperture of (a lens) with a diaphragm. stop-drill a drill with a shoulder limiting the depth of penetration. stop one's ears
1 put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing.
2 refuse to listen. stop a gap serve to meet a temporary need.
stop-go
1 alternate stopping and restarting of progress.
2 Brit. the alternate restriction and stimulation of economic demand. stop-knob a knob controlling an organ stop. stop lamp a light on the rear of a vehicle showing when the brakes are applied.
stop light
1 a red traffic-light.
2 = stop lamp. stop a person's mouth induce a person by bribery or other means to keep silence about something. stop off (or over) break one's journey. stop out 1 stay out.
2 cover (part of an area) to prevent printing, etching, etc. stop payment declare oneself insolvent.
stop press Brit.
1 (often attrib.) late news inserted in a newspaper after printing has begun.
2 a column in a newspaper reserved for this. stop valve a valve closing a pipe against the passage of liquid. stop-volley (esp. in lawn tennis) a checked volley close to the net, dropping the ball dead on the other side. with all the stops out exerting extreme effort.

Derivative:
stopless adj. stoppable adj.

Etymology:
ME f. OE -stoppian f. LL stuppare STUFF: see ESTOP

VB  relinquish, give up, abandon, desert, forsake, leave in the lurch, go back on, depart from, secede from, withdraw from, back out of, leave, quit, take leave of, bid a long farewell, vacate, renounce, forego, have done with, drop, disuse, discard, wash one's hands of, drop all idea of, break off, leave off, desist, stop, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, quit one's hold, give over, shut up shop, throw up the game, throw up the cards, give up the point, give up the argument, pass to the order of the day, move to the previous question, relinquish, give up, surrender, yield, cede, let go, let slip, spare, drop, resign, forego, renounce, abandon, expropriate, give away, dispose of, part with, lay aside, lay apart, lay down, lay on the shelf, set aside, put aside, put away, make away with, cast behind, maroon, give notice to quit, give warning, supersede, be rid of, get rid of, be quit of, get quit of, eject, rid oneself of, disburden oneself of, divest oneself of, dispossess oneself of, wash one's hands of, discard, cast off, dismiss, cast away, throw away, pitch away, fling away, cast aside, cast overboard, cast to the dogs, throw aside, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, pitch aside, pitch overboard, pitch to the dogs, fling aside, fling overboard, fling to the dogs, cast to the winds, throw to the winds, sweep to the winds, put away, turn away, sweep away, jettison, reject, quit one's hold, quitclaim.

VB  not do, not act, not attempt, be inactive, abstain from doing, do nothing, hold, spare, not stir, not move, not lift a finger, not lift a foot, not lift a peg, fold one's arms, fold one's hands, leave alone, let alone, let be, let pass, let things take their course, let it have its way, let well alone, let well enough alone, quieta non movere, stare super antiquas vias, rest and be thankful, live and let live, lie rest upon one's oars, laisser aller, faire, stand aloof, refrain, keep oneself from doing, remit one's efforts, relax one's efforts, desist, stop, pause, wait, lie in wait, bide one's time, take time, tide it over, cool one's heels, kick one's heels, while away the time, while away tedious hours, pass the time, fill up the time, beguile the time, talk against time, let the grass grow under one's feet, waste time, lie by, lie on the shelf, lie in ordinary, lie idle, lie to, lie fallow, keep quiet, slug, have nothing to do, whistle for want of thought, undo, do away with, take down, take to pieces, destroy.

VB  end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over, expire, die, come-, draw-to-a-close, have run its course, run out, pass away, bring to an end, put an end to, make an end of, determine, get through, achieve, stop, shut up shop, hang up one's fiddle.

N  hindrance, prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage, embolus, embolism, infarct, interruption, interception, interclusion, hindrance, impedition, retardment, retardation, embarrassment, oppilation, coarctation, stricture, restriction, restraint, inhibition, blockade, interference, interposition, obtrusion, discouragement, discountenance, impediment, let, obstacle, obstruction, knot, knag, check, hitch, contretemps, screw loose, grit in the oil, bar, stile, barrier, turnstile, turnpike, gate, portcullis, beaver dam, trocha, barricade, wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne, bulkhead, block, buffer, stopper, boom, dam, weir, burrock, drawback, objection, stumbling-block, stumbling-stone, lion in the path, snag, snags and sawyers, encumbrance, incumbrance, clog, skid, shoe, spoke, drag, drag chain, drag weight, stay, stop, preventive, prophylactic, load, burden, fardel, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta, dead weight, lumber, pack, nightmare, Ephialtes, incubus, old man of the sea, remora, difficulty, insuperable, obstacle, estoppel, ill wind, head wind, trammel, tether, hold back, counterpoise, damper, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, killjoy, party pooper, party crasher, interloper, trail of a red herring, opponent, hindering, obstructive, obstruent, impeditive, impedient, intercipient, prophylactic, impedimentary, in the way of, unfavorable, onerous, burdensome, cumbrous, cumbersome, obtrusive, hindered, windbound, waterlogged, heavy laden, hard pressed, unassisted &c (assist), single-handed, alone, deserted, occurrent nubes.

VB  hinder, impede, filibuster, impedite, embarrass, keep off, stave off, ward off, obviate, avert, antevert, turn aside, draw off, prevent, forefend, nip in the bud, retard, slacken, check, let, counteract, countercheck, preclude, debar, foreclose, estop, inhibit, shackle, restrict, obstruct, stop, stay, bar, bolt, lock, block, block up, choke off, belay, barricade, block the way, bar the way, stop the way, forelay, dam up, put on the brake, scotch the wheel, lock the wheel, put a spoke in the wheel, put a stop to, traverse, contravene, interrupt, intercept, oppose, hedge in, hedge round, cut off, inerclude, interpose, interfere, intermeddle, cramp, hamper, clog, clog the wheels, cumber, encumber, incumber, handicap, choke, saddle with, load with, overload, lay, lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience, incommode, discommode, discompose, hustle, corner, drive into a corner, run foul of, fall foul of, cross the path of, break in upon, thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil, faze, feaze, feeze, baffle, snub, override, circumvent, defeat, spike guns, spoil, mar, clip the wings of, cripple, put an extinguisher on, damp, dishearten, discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport, lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on, cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine, be in the way of, stand in the way of, act as a drag, hang like a millstone round one's neck.

N  cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence, intermission, remission, suspense, suspension, interruption, stop, stopping, closure, stoppage, halt, arrival, pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop, interregnum, abeyance, cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock, finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration, comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop, end, death, I pause for a reply.

VB  cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire, halt, pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end, disintegrate, self-destruct, intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel, intermit, remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to, derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check-string, pull the plug on, Int, hold!, stop!, enough!, avast!, have done!, a truce to!, soft!, leave off!, tenez!, cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire, halt, pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end, disintegrate, self-destruct, intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel, intermit, remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to, derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check-string, pull the plug on, Int, hold!, stop!, enough!, avast!, have done!, a truce to!, soft!, leave off!, tenez!.

VB  close, occlude, plug, block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up, blockade, obstruct, bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb, choke, throttle, ram down, dam, cram, trap, clinch, put to the door, shut the door.

VB  be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on, be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.

VB  be silent, hold one's tongue, render silent, silence, still, hush, stifle, muffle, stop, muzzle, put to silence.