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Verb
To cause to come to an end
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“I need to go on a diet to stop my weight gain.”
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To cease to perform a specified action
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“I had to stop running temporarily due to tendonitis.”
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To drive or move into a given place or location
“Let's stop the car outside the supermarket so I can run in quickly to get some garlic.”
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(of an event, action, or process) To come to an end or cease to occur
“Jim's questioning of the president would finally stop after the microphone was taken off him.”
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To close or block an opening
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“He tried to stop the leak by putting his finger in the hole in the dam.”
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To prevent or dissuade someone from engaging in an activity
“She did her best to stop her husband from eating pizza for dinner because it was bad for his health.”
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(of an action or event) To prevent from happening
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“Despite the best efforts of the protestors, they could not stop the ratification of the new law.”
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To refuse to provide (as per usual)
“Billy had misbehaved that week, and his parents would stop his pocket money as punishment.”
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To pause and deliberate
“Do not behave rashly. Just stop for a moment and think!”
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To stay at a place briefly during a journey
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“We can stop at a small town along the way for a break during our long drive.”
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To achieve victory over
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“They had an elite team that was virtually unbeatable and nobody could stop them.”
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To put an end to, especially formally
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To stop operating
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To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
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To cause to be ineffective or deactivated
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To switch off or power down (something)
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To persuade or convince someone not to do something
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To pause in indecision before doing something
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To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
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To physically remain or loiter at a given place for a period of time
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To diminish to nothing
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To immobilize or stop (from) moving, especially suddenly
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To lie down and relax
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To cause disarray or disorganization in the order of
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To come to rest after a descent from above
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To try to prevent by action or argument
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To stop the operations of, typically due to financial difficulty
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To surrender or end all resistance to
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To acknowledge the presence of with a greeting
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To physically catch or arrest (someone)
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To catch or stop (the ball) and return it
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To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place
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To ambush or ensnare by hiding and unexpectedly intercepting
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(end up at) To arrive at a destination
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To form a covering layer or topmost part of
Noun
A halt in movement or operation
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“The power was cut off and business would come to a stop for the rest of the day.”
Noun
A break during a journey
“We had a brief stop at the lake for lunch during our hike through the valley.”
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A place of sojourn during a trip or journey
“Our last stop during our trip around Europe was Paris.”
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A place where people enter or alight from public transportation
“We waited at the stop for over fifteen minutes before the bus finally arrived.”
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A punctuation mark representing a pause or separating clauses
“Please use a stop to separate your sentences which will improve the readability of your writing.”
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(rare) Something which makes movement or progress difficult
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“So melancholy a prospect should inspire us with zeal to oppose some stop to the rising torrent, and check this overflowing of ungodliness.”
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A barrier, railing, or other upright structure enclosing an area
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The place to which someone or something is going or being sent
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A series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour
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A motionless state
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A plug or stopper, typically made from bark and used for bottles
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An act of seizing and attempting to stop or throw someone to the ground
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A rest stop or break during a journey
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A place where one road crosses another
Interjection
A command to stop or slow down
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