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stop

Main Entry: ¹stop

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): stopped, stopping

Language: English

transitive verb

1 plug : tapar
2 prevent : impedir, evitar <she stopped me from leaving : me impidió que saliera>
3 halt : parar, detener
4 cease : dejar de <he stopped talking : dejó de hablar>

intransitive verb

1 halt : detenerse, parar
2 cease : cesar, terminar <the rain won't stop : no deja de llover>
3 stay : quedarse <she stopped with friends : se quedó en casa de unos amigos>
4 to stop by : visitar

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