stop
[stɒp]
vb
to cease from doing or being (something); discontinue
stop talking
to cause (something moving) to halt or (of something moving) to come to a halt
the car stopped
to prevent the continuance or completion of
to stop a show
to prevent or restrain
to stop George from fighting
to keep back
to stop supplies to the navy
to intercept or hinder in transit
to stop a letter
to block or plug, esp so as to close
to stop up a pipe
to fill a hole or opening in
to stop up a wall
to staunch or stem
to stop a wound
to instruct a bank not to honour (a cheque)
to deduct (money) from pay
to provide with punctuation
to beat (an opponent) either by a knockout or a technical knockout
to receive (a blow, hit, etc)
to stay or rest
we stopped at the Robinsons' for three nights
to defeat, beat, or kill
to alter the vibrating length of (a string on a violin, guitar, etc) by pressing down on it at some point with the finger.to alter the vibrating length of an air column in a wind instrument by closing (a finger hole, etc).to produce (a note) in this manner
to place a hand inside (the bell of a French horn) to alter the tone colour and pitch or play (a note) on a French horn in such a manner
to have a protecting card or winner in (a suit in which one's opponents are strong)
n
an arrest of movement or progress
the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
a place where something halts or pauses
a bus stop
a stay in or as if in the course of a journey
the act or an instance of blocking or obstructing
a plug or stopper
a block, screw, or other device or object that prevents, limits, or terminates the motion of a mechanism or moving part
a punctuation mark, esp a full stop
Also called: stop thrust a counterthrust made without a parry in the hope that one's blade will touch before one's opponent's blade
short for stop paymentshort for stop order
the act of stopping the string, finger hole, etc, of an instrument.a set of organ pipes or harpsichord strings that may be allowed to sound as a group by muffling or silencing all other such sets.a knob, lever, or handle on an organ, etc, that is operated to allow sets of pipes to sound.an analogous device on a harpsichord or other instrument with variable registers, such as an electrophonic instrument
a stud on a football boot
the angle between the forehead and muzzle of a dog or cat, regarded as a point in breeding
a short length of line or small stuff used as a tie, esp for a furled sail
Also called: stop consonant any of a class of consonants articulated by first making a complete closure at some point of the vocal tract and then releasing it abruptly with audible plosion. Stops include the labials (p, b), the alveolars or dentals (t, d), the velars (k, g)See continuant
Also called: f-stop a setting of the aperture of a camera lens, calibrated to the corresponding f-number.another name for diaphragm
a block or carving used to complete the end of a moulding
Also called: stopper a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one's opponents are strong
See stop down See stop off See stop out See stopover See stops
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