STOP

Definition

1. noun the event of something ending. — synonyms: halt
2. noun the act of stopping something. — synonyms: stoppage
3. noun a brief stay in the course of a journey. — synonyms: stopover, layover
4. noun the state of inactivity following an interruption. — synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage
5. noun a spot where something halts or pauses.
6. noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it. — synonyms: stop_consonant, occlusive, plosive_consonant, plosive_speech_sound, plosive
7. noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations. — synonyms: period, point, full_stop, full_point
8. noun (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes.
9. noun a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens. — synonyms: diaphragm
10. noun a restraint that checks the motion of something. — synonyms: catch
11. noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube. — synonyms: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stoppage
12. verb come to a halt, stop moving. — synonyms: halt
13. verb put an end to a state or an activity. — synonyms: discontinue, cease, give_up, quit, lay_off
14. verb stop from happening or developing. — synonyms: halt, block, kibosh
15. verb interrupt a trip. — synonyms: stop_over
16. verb cause to stop.
17. verb prevent completion. — synonyms: break, break_off, discontinue
18. verb hold back, as of a danger or an enemy. — synonyms: check, turn_back, arrest, contain, hold_back
19. verb seize on its way. — synonyms: intercept
20. verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense. — synonyms: end, finish, terminate, cease
21. verb render unsuitable for passage. — synonyms: barricade, block, blockade, block_off, block_up, bar
22. verb stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments. — synonyms: hold_on