stop
/stäp/
verb
- (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen."his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun"synonyms: come to an end, come to a stop, cease, end, finish, draw to a close, be over, conclude, terminate, come to a standstill, pause, break off, peter out, fade away
- cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end."this harassment has got to be stopped"synonyms: put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, end, bring to a stop, halt, bring to a halt, finish, bring to a close, terminate, bring to a standstill, wind up, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud, immobilize, paralyze, deactivate, shut down
- block or close up (a hole or leak)."he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot"synonyms: block (up), plug, close (up), fill (up), seal, caulk, bung up, clog (up), jam (up), choke (up), occlude
noun
- a cessation of movement or operation."all business came to a stop"synonyms: halt, end, finish, close, standstill, cessation, conclusion, termination, stoppage, discontinuation, discontinuance, pause
- a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
- the effective diameter of a lens.
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verb · 1. a. : to close by filling or obstructing · 2. a. : to close up or block off (an opening) : plug · 3. a. : to cause to give up or change a course of ...
verb (used without object) · to come to a stand, as in a course or journey; halt. · to cease moving, proceeding, speaking, acting, operating, etc.; to pause; ...
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/stɒp/ · bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last · continue, go forward, proceed. move ...
Synonyms for STOP: cease, halt, end, quit, discontinue, delay, drop, conclude; Antonyms of STOP: continue, proceed, carry on, keep up, run on, advance, ...
This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund -ing to indicate the ending action (stop thinking), or the to infinitive to indicate the purpose of the ...