Entry Word: stop

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a brief halt in a journey <our guide called for a stop at the trail hut to eat and rest a bit>

Synonyms layover, stopover

Related Words break, pause, rest

2 a regular stopping place <had lunch on a picnic table at a shady rest stop along the highway> — see station 2
3 something that makes movement or progress more difficult <pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever> — see encumbrance
4 the stopping of a process or activity <put a stop to this nonsense> — see end 1