STOP

Definition of STOP

(verb)come to a halt, stop moving
(verb)put an end to a state or an activity
(verb)stop from happening or developing
(verb)interrupt a trip
(verb)cause to end
(verb)prevent completion
(verb)hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
(verb)seize on its way
(verb)have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
(verb)render unsuitable for passage
(verb)stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
(noun)the event of something ending
(noun)the act of stopping something
(noun)a brief stay in the course of a journey
(noun)the state of inactivity following an interruption
(noun)a spot where something halts or pauses
(noun)a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
(noun)a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
(noun)(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
(noun)a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(noun)a restraint that checks the motion of something
(noun)an obstruction in a pipe or tube