stopped; stopping
Definition of stop
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : to close by filling or obstructing
b : to hinder or prevent the passage of
c : to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by
easy to stop a bullet along a lonely … road— Harvey Fergusson
3a : to cause to give up or change a course of action
b : discontinue
5a : to deduct or withhold (a sum due)
b : to instruct one's bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (something, such as a check)
6a : to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt
stopped the car
b : parry
c : to check by means of a weapon : bring down, kill
7a : to change the pitch of (something, such as a violin string) by pressing with the finger
b : to change the pitch of (a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell
8 : to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks
1a : to cease activity or operation
his heart stopped the motor stopped
4 : to become choked : clog the sink often stops up
stop
nounDefinition of stop (Entry 2 of 3)
2a(1) : a graduated set of organ pipes of similar design and tone quality
(2) : a corresponding set of vibrators or reeds of a reed organ
(3) : stop knob —often used figuratively in phrases like pull out all the stops to suggest holding nothing back
b : a means of regulating the pitch of a musical instrument
3a : something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : impediment, obstacle
b : the aperture of a camera lens also : a marking of a series (as of f-numbers) on a camera for indicating settings of the diaphragm
c : a drain plug : stopper
4 : a device for arresting or limiting motion
6a : a halt in a journey : stay made a brief stop to refuel
b : a stopping place
a bus stop
7a chiefly British : any of several punctuation marks
b —used in telegrams and cables to indicate a period
c : a pause or break in a verse that marks the end of a grammatical unit
8a : an order stopping payment (as of a check or note) by a bank
b : stop order
9 : a consonant characterized by complete closure of the breath passage in the course of articulation — compare continuant
10 : a depression in the face of an animal at the junction of forehead and muzzle
11 : a function of an electronic device that stops a recording
stop
adjectiveDefinition of stop (Entry 3 of 3)
: serving to stop : designed to stop
stop line stop signal
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