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In 19th century fiction people frequently stopped with friends (overnight in their house), stopped for dinner, or stopped at home. In modern English we would use stay instead of stop in all these cases. But the older use still survives:

'She's stopping with her daughter,' the woman said. 'She'll be back on Thursday.'—Hilary Mantel, 1985.

It is also to be seen in the phrasal verbs stop off and stop over, meaning 'to make a break in a journey' (especially a long journey), and in the noun equivalents stop-off and stopover.

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verb

1. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container: block, choke, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, plug. See full/empty/capacity.
2. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt¹, leave off, quit, stall¹, surcease. Idioms: come to ahaltstandstillstop. See continue/stop/pause.
3. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt¹, stall¹, stay¹, surcease. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to. See continue/stop/pause.
4. To cause to cease regular activity: idle, immobilize, tie up. Idioms: bring to a screeching halt. See continue/stop/pause.
5. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit. Informal swear off. Slang lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See continue/stop/pause.
6. To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example): break, cut out, give up, leave off. Slang kick. See continue/stop/pause.
7. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize. call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, visit. Idioms: pay a visit. See seek/avoid.

noun

1. The act of stopping: cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt¹, stay¹, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The condition of being stopped: cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt¹, standstill, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.
3. A concluding or terminating: cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See continue/stop/pause.
4. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, traverse, wall. See help/harm/harmless, open/close.
5. Something used to fill a hole, space, or container: choke, cork, fill, plug, stopper. See full/empty/capacity.

Idioms beginning with stop:
stop at nothing
stop in
stop cold
stop off
stop payment
stop someone's clock
stop the clock
stop up

See also buck stops here; pull out all the stops; put an end (a stop) to.

n

Definition: end, halt; impediment
Antonyms: beginning, continuation, go, start

v

Definition: bring or come to a halt or end
Antonyms: advance, begin, continue, go, start

v

Definition: prevent, hold back
Antonyms: allow, continue, encourage, expedite

n. a short length of cord used to secure something; a stopper.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Term for the holes of a wind instrument or the key used to block them; also the registers of an organ or harpsichord or the knob drawn to control them.

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1. The molding or trim on the inside face of a door or window frame against which the door or window closes; a bead, 2.
2. The projecting boss or other ornament against which the termination of a molding abuts.
3. A button, or the like, which serves to lock a latch bolt in the position in which it is set.

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IN BRIEF: Prevented from advancing. Also: Blocked.

People who fail to achieve their goals usually get stopped by frustration. — Tony Robbins

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sign description: The side of the hand strikes the palm of the other hand.

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A mechanical device used to limit the throw or travel of a control.

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verb trans
verb trans, orig military

1: To be hit by (a bullet, etc.), to receive (a blow); in phrs. to stop one, to be hit or killed; to stop a packet, to be killed or wounded. (1901 —) .
H. S. Walpole Maurice stood there wishing that he might 'stop one' before he had to go over the top (1933).

2: Austral To drink; esp. in phr. to stop one, to have an alcoholic drink. (1924 —) .
L. Mann But if he should recognise any one, he could scarcely avoid asking: 'Could you stop a pint?'

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The steplike change in lateral profile of the face of dogs at the eyes, where the frontal bones meet the maxilla and nasal bones. It varies greatly between species, being most marked in brachycephalic breeds and barely detectable in Collies and Bull terriers.

For a list of words related to stop, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - stop: wood strip used to hold window in place or against which door closes
• Boxing and Wrestling
• Phonetics - stop: consonant sound made with complete closure at some part of vocal tract; plosive

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See words rhyming with "stopping."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Stop.

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Common misspelling(s) of stop

• stpo

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - stoppe, standse, holde, gå i stå, holde os, gøre ophold, blive, lukke for, afskære, tilbageholde, spærre
v. intr. - stoppe, gå i stå, gøre ophold, blive, holde
n. - stop, standsning, ophør, pause, afbrydelse, ophold, stoppested, blænder, greb, skilletegn
adj. - stop-

idioms:

• know when to stop    vide, hvornår man skal stoppe
• put a stop to    sætte en stopper for
• stop at nothing    ikke stoppe for noget
• stop by    gøre holdt ved, kigge forbi, se ind
• stop dead    gøre fuldt stop
• stop light    stoplys
• stop off    gøre ophold, afbryde rejsen
• stop out    blive tilbageholdt
• stop over    gøre ophold, afbryde rejsen
• stop payment    tilbageholde betaling
• stop press    avisrubrik, der er fyldt ind efter avisen er gået i tryk
• stop round    holde ind ved
• stop up    stoppe op, blive oppe, tilstoppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoppen, dichten, verhinderen, tegenhouden, een eind maken aan, blokkeren, tot stilstand brengen, pauzeren, afzetten, verminderen, stop, halte, stopplaats, pal, stop!, pauze, obstakel, leestekens in een telegram

Français (French)
v. tr. - arrêter, cesser, entraîner l'arrêt de, interrompre, provoquer une interruption de, empêcher, empêcher (qch) d'avoir lieu, arrêter (qn), supprimer, arrêter (des paiements), couper (le gaz), suspendre (un abonnement), boucher (un trou), (Mus) bloquer (corde)
v. intr. - s'arrêter, cesser, (GB) rester
n. - arrêt, (Aviat, Naut) escale, gare, station (de métro), point (de ponctuation), stop (dans un télégramme), butoir, taquet, butée, (Mus) jeu d'orgues, registre d'orgues, (Phot) diaphragme, (Phon) occlusive
adj. - d'arrêt

idioms:

• know when to stop    savoir s'arrêter
• put a stop to    mettre fin à
• stop at nothing    ne pas être arrêté devant (des difficultés), (fig) foncer
• stop by    passer, passer à
• stop dead    arrêter sur place, arrêter net
• stop in    (GB) rester chez soi
• stop light    feu rouge, feu stop
• stop off    faire un arrêt
• stop out    rester dehors, rentrer (tard)
• stop over    (Aviat, Naut) escale, rester, (gén) faire une halte
• stop payment    (Fin) opposition à un chèque
• stop press    dernières nouvelles
• stop round    passer, passer à
• stop up    (GB) veiller, boucher, combler

Deutsch (German)
v. - beenden, unterbrechen, stoppen, stillegen, (ver)hindern, zustopfen, anhalten, aufhören, stehenbleiben
n. - Haltestelle, Halt, Pause, Satzzeichen, Blende, Register, Sperre, Verschlusslaut
adj. - beendet, angehalten

idioms:

• know when to stop    wissen, wann man aufhören muß
• put a stop to    Einhalt gebieten, etwas ein Ende machen
• stop at nothing    vor nichts zurückschrecken
• stop by    vorbeischauen
• stop dead    plötzlich anhalten
• stop in    halten
• stop light    rotes Licht, Bremslicht
• stop off    einen Zwischenaufenthalt einlegen
• stop out    streiken
• stop over    einen Zwischenaufenthalt machen
• stop payment    die Zahlungen wegen Insolvenz einstellen
• stop press    letzte Meldung
• stop round    vorbeischauen
• stop up    zustopfen, (ugs.) aufbleiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σταματώ, διακόπτω, παύω, ανακόπτω, αναχαιτίζω, βουλώνω, φράζω, κρατώ, φρενάρω, θέτω τέρμα, ακινητοποιώ/-ούμαι, εμποδίζω, περιορίζω, καταστέλλω, διαμένω ή καταλύω (προσωρινά), (Βρετ.) θέτω σημεία στίξης (σε κείμενο)
n. - στάση, ακινητοποίηση, σταμάτημα, διακοπή, παύση, πώμα, βούλωμα, τάπα, ενδιάμεση στάση ταξιδιού κ.λπ., διάφραγμα φωτογραφικής μηχανής, (γραμμ.) τελεία, (μηχαν.) αναστολέας, (μουσ.) κανών, σύρτης, ρετζίστρα, (μτφ.) λήξη, τερματισμός
int. - Σταμάτα!

idioms:

• know when to stop    ξέρω πότε πρέπει να σταματήσω
• put a stop to    θέτω τέρμα σε
• stop at nothing    δεν ορρωδώ προ ουδενός, δεν λογαριάζω τίποτε
• stop by    κάνω σύντομη επίσκεψη
• stop dead    κοκαλώνω, σταματώ εκεί που βρίσκομαι
• stop light    κόκκινο φως σηματοδότη, προειδοποιητικός φανός υποχρεωτικής στάσης, φανάρι του στοπ
• stop off    πραγματοποιώ ενδιάμεση στάση
• stop out    εμποδίζω να μπει
• stop over    πραγματοποιώ ενδιάμεση στάση
• stop payment    προβαίνω σε παύση πληρωμών, χρεοκοπώ
• stop press    (τυπογρ.) επί του πιεστηρίου, (μτφ.) έκτακτη είδηση
• stop round    περνάω από κάπου
• stop up    βουλώνω, φράζω

Italiano (Italian)
finire, smettere di, fermare, porre termine, tappare, impedire, abbordare, spegnere, fermarsi, fermata, arresto, ferma!

idioms:

• know when to stop    conoscere i propri limiti
• put a stop to    metter fine a
• stop at nothing    non fermarsi davanti a nulla
• stop by/round    fare un salto da
• stop light    semaforo
• stop off    fermarsi
• stop out    star fuori
• stop over    far tappa, fare scalo
• stop payment    richiamare un assegno
• stop press    fermare le rotative
• stop up    tappare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - parar, acabar, suspender
n. - parada (f), fim (m)
int. - Pare!

idioms:

• know when to stop    conhecer limites
• put a stop to    impedir
• stop at nothing    fazer qualquer coisa a qualquer custo
• stop by/round    dar uma passada
• stop dead    parar de repente
• stop light    sinal luminoso
• stop off    descer
• stop out    ficar fora mais do que o usual
• stop over    dar uma paradinha
• stop payment    cancelar pagamento
• stop press    notícia de última hora
• stop up    ficar acordado

Русский (Russian)
остановка, перерыв, препятствие, запрещение, затыкание, кнопка "стоп", знак препинания, останавливать, задерживать, прервать, заставить замолчать, удерживать, кончать, прекращать, блокировать, ставить знаки препинания

idioms:

• know when to stop    уметь вовремя остановиться
• put a stop to    положить конец (чему-л.)
• stop at nothing    ни перед чем не останавливаться
• stop by/round    заглянуть, зайти, забежать
• stop dead    внезапно, резко остановиться, внезапно замолчать, оборвать себя на полуслове
• stop light    красный сигнал светофора, стоп-сигнал
• stop off    остановиться в пути, временно прервать обучение
• stop out    продолжать забастовку, временно прервать обучение, покрывать предохранительным слоем, снова заделывать, затыкать (щель)
• stop over    сделать остановку в пути следования
• stop payment    приказ (вкладчика) о приостановке платежа по чеку
• stop press    экстренное сообщение в газете
• stop up    не ложиться спать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - terminar, acabar, dejar de, cesar de, parar, detener, inmovilizar, poner fin a, tapar, obturar, impedir, atajar, cortar el paso, abordar, desconectar, interrumpir, suspender, refrenar, contener, estancar, represar
v. intr. - parar, detenerse, pararse, hacer alto, cesar, hospedarse
n. - parada, apeadero, trinquete, fiador, retén, ¡alto!, paro, detención, fin, pausa, suspensión, interrupción, posada, parador, obstrucción, obstáculo, tapón, tarugo, callejón sin salida, represa, dique
adj. - parada, de paro, de obstrucción

idioms:

• know when to stop    saber cuándo detenerse, conocer el límite
• put a stop to    poner fin o término a algo
• stop at nothing    no pararse en barras, no reparar en nada, no detenerse ante nada
• stop by    pasar por, hacer una visita corta
• stop dead    pararse en seco
• stop in    hacer una visita breve e informal, pasar por, hacer una visita corta
• stop light    semáforo rojo, luz de frenado
• stop off    pararse un rato
• stop out    quedarse fuera, tapar una parte de
• stop over    pasar la noche, quedarse
• stop payment    suspensión del pago
• stop press    noticias de última hora
• stop round    pasar por, hacer una visita corta
• stop up    tapar, obturar, taponar, obstruir, velar, no acostarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stanna, sluta, stoppa, hindra, upphöra med, täppa till, trycka ner, belägga, hålla upp, avstanna
n. - stopp, uppehåll, avbrott, grepp, skiljetecken, bländare, spärr, najning
int. - sluta!, stanna!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
停止, 阻止, 阻挡, 中止, 止住, 塞住, 停下来, 逗留, 车站, 停止的, 用来使停止的

idioms:

• know when to stop    懂得控制
• put a stop to    制止
• stop at nothing    亳无顾忌, 百无禁忌
• stop by    顺便访问
• stop dead    突然停止
• stop light    红灯
• stop off    中途停留
• stop out    临时辍学
• stop over    停留
• stop payment    止付, 停付
• stop press    最后消息
• stop up    塞住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 停止, 阻止, 阻擋, 中止, 止住, 塞住
v. intr. - 停止, 停下來, 中止, 逗留
n. - 停止, 逗留, 車站
adj. - 停止的, 用來使停止的

idioms:

• know when to stop    懂得控制
• put a stop to    制止
• stop at nothing    亳無顧忌, 百無禁忌
• stop by    順便訪問
• stop dead    突然停止
• stop light    紅燈
• stop off    中途停留
• stop out    臨時輟學
• stop over    停留
• stop payment    止付, 停付
• stop press    最後消息
• stop up    塞住

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 멈추다, 멈추게 하다, 방해하다
v. intr. - 멈춰서다, 그치다, ~에 체재하다
n. - 멈추기, 정류소, 장애물
adj. - 정지의, 정지를 나타내는

idioms:

• put a stop to    ~을 중지시키다
• stop by    ~에 잠시 들르다
• stop off    모래를 채우다
• stop out    귀가하지 않다, 파업을 계속하다
• stop over    잠시 머무르다, 도중 하차하다
• stop round    들르다, 머무르다
• stop up    틀어막다, 메우다, 일어나 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 止める, やむ, ふさぐ, やめさせる, 押しとどめる, 指で押さえる, 滞在する, 立ち寄る, 中止する
n. - 止まること, 停止, 休止, 停車場, 停留所, 止め具, ふさぐ物, 栓, 滞在, 絞り, 句読点, 終止符, 障害

idioms:

• put a stop to    止める
• stop at nothing    どんなことでもする
• stop blood    血が止まる
• stop by/round    立ち寄る
• stop dead    急に止まる
• stop light    制動灯
• stop off    砂を詰める
• stop out    遮断する, おおう
• stop over    途中下車する, ちょっと滞在する
• stop payment    支払い停止指図
• stop press    最新ニュース
• stop short    急に止まる, 思いとどまる, 話をさえぎる
• stop short of    制限する
• stop up    ふさぐ, 栓をする, 寝ないで起きている, 起きている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أوقف, صد, توقف, سد (الاسم) موقف, نقطه (نداء) كف !‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עצר, חדל, מנע, עיכב, שם קץ ל-, הפסיק, סתם, חסם‬
v. intr. - ‮נשאר, שהה, ספג מכה‬
n. - ‮עצירה, מניעה, עיכוב, קץ, הפסקה, סתימה, תחנה, מסתם צלילים, סימן-פיסוק, הגה פוצץ, וסת-אור (במצלמה), מעצר, פקק, דרגות שינוי פתיחות עדשת מצלמה‬
adj. - ‮של עצירה או הפסקה‬

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