stop

Noun

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  • we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
    

• a restraint that checks the motion of something
  • he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
    

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
  • the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
    

• (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
    

• 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
    

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
  • his stop consonants are too aspirated
    

• a spot where something halts or pauses
  • his next stop is Atlanta
    

• 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
    

• a brief stay in the course of a journey
  • they made a stopover to visit their friends
    

• the act of stopping something
  • the third baseman made some remarkable stops
    
  • his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
    

• the event of something ending
  • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
    

Verb

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
  • Hold on a moment!
    

• render unsuitable for passage
  • block the way
    
  • barricade the streets
    
  • stop the busy road
    

• 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
    

• seize on its way
  • The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
    

• 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
    

• prevent completion
  • stop the project
    
  • break off the negotiations
    

• cause to stop
  • stop a car
    
  • stop the thief
    

• interrupt a trip
  • we stopped at Aunt Mary's house
    
  • they stopped for three days in Florence
    

• stop from happening or developing
  • Block his election
    
  • Halt the process
    

• put an end to a state or an activity
  • Quit teasing your little brother
    

• come to a halt, stop moving
  • the car stopped
    
  • She stopped in front of a store window
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  blockage , block , closure , occlusion , stoppage , catch , diaphragm , period , point , full stop , full point , stop consonant , occlusive , plosive consonant , plosive speech sound , plosive , arrest , check , halt , hitch , stay , stopover , layover , hold on , barricade , blockade , block off , block up
• Antonyms: 
  continuant consonant , continuant , begin , start , start up , continue , uphold , carry on , bear on , preserve , go , get going