stop

Pronunciation: /stɒp/

The English word “stop” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

To cease moving.
Not to continue.
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
To cease; to no longer continue.
To cause (something) to come to an end.
To interrupt, prevent or end the activity of someone or something.
To close or block an opening.
To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
To punctuate.
To make fast; to stopper.
To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
To take out of service for repair, servicing or examination.
To quit partaking in the use of or participation in (something).

noun

A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
A device intended to block the path of a moving object

Etymology

From Middle English stoppen, stoppien, from Old English stoppian (“to stop, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną (“to stop, close”), *stuppijaną (“to push, pierce, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-, *(s)tewb- (“to push; stick”), from *(s)tew- (“to bump; impact; butt; push; beat; strike; hit”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian stopje (“to stop, block”),…

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