English

Detailed Synonyms for stop in English

stop:

to stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)

  1. to stop
    to stop; to stem; to bring to a halt; put to a stop; to halt; to bring to a standstill
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • bring to a halt verbe (brings to a halt, brought to a halt, bringing to a halt)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • bring to a standstill verbe (brings to a standstill, brought to a standstill, bringing to a standstill)
  2. to stop
    to stop; to brake; to slow down; put a brake on
  3. to stop
    to cease; to abandon; to stop; to give up
    • cease verbe (ceases, ceased, ceasing)
    • abandon verbe (abandons, abandoned, abandoning)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • give up verbe (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  4. to stop
    to decide; to terminate; to come to an end; to bring to a close; to finish; to wind up; to end; to stop
    • decide verbe (decides, decided, deciding)
    • terminate verbe (terminates, terminated, terminating)
    • come to an end verbe (comes to an end, came to an end, coming to an end)
    • bring to a close verbe (brings to a close, brought to a close, bringing to a close)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • wind up verbe (winds up, wound up, winding up)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
  5. to stop
    to stand still; remain standing; to stay put; to stop
  6. to stop
    to stop; to come to a stand-still; to halt; to stand still
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • come to a stand-still verbe (comes to a stand-still, came to a stand-still, coming to a stand-still)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • stand still verbe (stands still, stood still, standing still)
  7. to stop
    to put out; to halt; to set out; to stop; to turn off; to bring to a halt; to bring to a standstill
    • put out verbe (puts out, put out, putting out)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • set out verbe (sets out, set out, setting out)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • turn off verbe (turns off, turned off, turning off)
    • bring to a halt verbe (brings to a halt, brought to a halt, bringing to a halt)
    • bring to a standstill verbe (brings to a standstill, brought to a standstill, bringing to a standstill)
  8. to stop
    to stagnate; to falter; to stick; to waver; to stop; to stay put
    • stagnate verbe (stagnates, stagnated, stagnating)
    • falter verbe (falters, faltered, faltering)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • stay put verbe (stays put, stayed put, staying put)
  9. to stop
    to staunch; to stop
    • staunch verbe (staunchs, staunched, staunching)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
  10. to stop
    to restrain; to dissuade; to hold back; to obstruct; to discourage; to stop
    • restrain verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • dissuade verbe (dissuades, dissuaded, dissuading)
    • hold back verbe (holds back, held back, holding back)
    • obstruct verbe (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
    • discourage verbe (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 1
    • prevent verbe (prevents, prevented, preventing)
      • We must prevent the cancer from spreading1
  11. to stop
    to hinder; to oppose; to thwart; to sabotage; to cross; to stem; to upset; to stop
    • hinder verbe (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • sabotage verbe (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
    • cross verbe (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • upset verbe (upsets, upset, upsetting)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    • prevent verbe (prevents, prevented, preventing)
  12. to stop
    fill gaps; to stop; stop holes
  13. to stop
    to delay; to retard; to deter; to stop
    • delay verbe (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • retard verbe (retards, retarded, retarding)
    • deter verbe (deters, deterred, deterring)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
  14. to stop
    to adjourn; to end; to stop
    • adjourn verbe (adjourns, adjourned, adjourning)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
  15. to stop
    – prevent completion 1
    to break; to stop; to break off; discontinue
    – prevent completion 1
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • stop the project1
    • break off verbe (breaks off, broke off, breaking off)
      • break off the negotiations1
    • discontinue verbe
  16. to stop
    – stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments 1
    to stop; hold on
    – stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments 1
  17. to stop
    – hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of 1
    to contain; to check; to stop; to arrest; to hold back; to turn back
    – hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of 1
    • contain verbe (contains, contained, containing)
    • check verbe (checks, checked, checking)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • arrest verbe (arrests, arrested, arresting)
    • hold back verbe (holds back, held back, holding back)
    • turn back verbe (turns back, turned back, turning back)
  18. to stop
    – seize on its way 1
    to stop; intercept
    – seize on its way 1
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • intercept verbe
      • The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace1
  19. to stop
    – render unsuitable for passage 1
    to bar; to block; to stop; to barricade; to blockade; block off; block up
    – render unsuitable for passage 1
    • bar verbe (bars, barred, barring)
    • block verbe (blocks, blocked, blocking)
      • block the way1
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • stop the busy road1
    • barricade verbe (barricades, barricaded, barricading)
      • barricade the streets1
    • blockade verbe (blockades, blockaded, blockading)
    • block off verbe
    • block up verbe
  20. to stop
    – cause to stop 1
    to stop
    – cause to stop 1
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • stop a car1
      • stop the thief1
  21. to stop
    – come to a halt, stop moving 1
    to stop; to halt
    – come to a halt, stop moving 1
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • the car stopped1
      • She stopped in front of a store window1
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
  22. to stop
    – interrupt a trip 1
    to stop; stop over
    – interrupt a trip 1
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • we stopped at Aunt Mary's house1
      • they stopped for three days in Florence1
    • stop over verbe
  23. to stop
    – stop from happening or developing 1
    to block; to stop; to halt; kibosh
    – stop from happening or developing 1
    • block verbe (blocks, blocked, blocking)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • kibosh verbe
  24. to stop
    – have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 1
    to cease; to terminate; to end; to finish; to stop
    – have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 1
    • cease verbe (ceases, ceased, ceasing)
    • terminate verbe (terminates, terminated, terminating)
      • the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed1
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
      • My property ends by the bushes1
      • The symphony ends in a pianissimo1
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other1
  25. to stop
    – put an end to a state or an activity 1
    to cease; to quit; to stop; to lay off; to give up; discontinue
    – put an end to a state or an activity 1
    • cease verbe (ceases, ceased, ceasing)
    • quit verbe (quits, quit, quiting)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • lay off verbe (lays off, laid off, laying off)
    • give up verbe (gives up, gave up, giving up)
    • discontinue verbe
  26. to stop
    – To halt a process or action, typically without restoring the prior state. 2
    to stop
    – To halt a process or action, typically without restoring the prior state. 2
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)

Conjugations for stop:

present
  1. stop
  2. stop
  3. stops
  4. stop
  5. stop
  6. stop
simple past
  1. stopped
  2. stopped
  3. stopped
  4. stopped
  5. stopped
  6. stopped
present perfect
  1. have stopped
  2. have stopped
  3. has stopped
  4. have stopped
  5. have stopped
  6. have stopped
past continuous
  1. was stopping
  2. were stopping
  3. was stopping
  4. were stopping
  5. were stopping
  6. were stopping
future
  1. shall stop
  2. will stop
  3. will stop
  4. shall stop
  5. will stop
  6. will stop
continuous present
  1. am stopping
  2. are stopping
  3. is stopping
  4. are stopping
  5. are stopping
  6. are stopping
subjunctive
  1. be stopped
  2. be stopped
  3. be stopped
  4. be stopped
  5. be stopped
  6. be stopped
diverse
  1. stop!
  2. let's stop!
  3. stopped
  4. stopping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

stop [the ~] nom

  1. the stop
    the delay; the postponement; the suspension; the stoppage; the stop
  2. the stop
    the halting-place; the halt; the stopping-place; the stop
  3. the stop
    the stop; the wait
  4. the stop
    – a brief stay in the course of a journey 1
    the stop; the stopover; the layover
    – a brief stay in the course of a journey 1
    • stop [the ~] nom
    • stopover [the ~] nom
      • they made a stopover to visit their friends1
    • layover [the ~] nom
  5. the stop
    – the act of stopping something 1
    the stop; the stoppage
    – the act of stopping something 1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • the third baseman made some remarkable stops1
    • stoppage [the ~] nom
      • his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood1
  6. the stop
    – an obstruction in a pipe or tube 1
    the block; the stop; the stoppage; the blockage; the closure; the occlusion
    – an obstruction in a pipe or tube 1
  7. the stop
    – a restraint that checks the motion of something 1
    the catch; the stop
    – a restraint that checks the motion of something 1
    • catch [the ~] nom
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • he used a book as a stop to hold the door open1
  8. the stop
    – a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens 1
    the stop; the diaphragm
    – a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens 1
    • stop [the ~] nom
    • diaphragm [the ~] nom
      • the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically1
  9. the stop
    – (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes 1
    the stop
    – (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes 1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • the organist pulled out all the stops1
  10. the stop
    – a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 1
    the point; the period; the stop; the full stop; the full point
    – a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 1
    • point [the ~] nom
    • period [the ~] nom
      • in England they call a period a stop1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • in England they call a period a stop1
    • full stop [the ~] nom
    • full point [the ~] nom
  11. the stop
    – a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it 1
    the stop; the plosive consonant; the occlusive; the plosive speech sound; the plosive; the stop consonant
    – a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it 1
  12. the stop
    – the event of something ending 1
    the stop; the halt
    – the event of something ending 1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill1
    • halt [the ~] nom
  13. the stop
    – a spot where something halts or pauses 1
    the stop
    – a spot where something halts or pauses 1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • his next stop is Atlanta1
  14. the stop
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    the check; the stay; the stop; the hitch; the arrest; the halt; the stoppage
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    • check [the ~] nom
      • held them in check1
    • stay [the ~] nom
      • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • he spent the entire stop in his seat1
    • hitch [the ~] nom
    • arrest [the ~] nom
      • the negotiations were in arrest1
    • halt [the ~] nom
      • during the halt he got some lunch1
    • stoppage [the ~] nom

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Antonyms for "stop":


Related Definitions for "stop":

  1. a brief stay in the course of a journey1
  2. the act of stopping something1
    • the third baseman made some remarkable stops1
  3. an obstruction in a pipe or tube1
  4. a restraint that checks the motion of something1
    • he used a book as a stop to hold the door open1
  5. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens1
  6. (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes1
    • the organist pulled out all the stops1
  7. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations1
    • in England they call a period a stop1
  8. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it1
  9. the event of something ending1
    • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill1
  10. a spot where something halts or pauses1
    • his next stop is Atlanta1
  11. the state of inactivity following an interruption1
    • he spent the entire stop in his seat1
  12. prevent completion1
    • stop the project1
  13. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments1
  14. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of1
  15. seize on its way1
  16. render unsuitable for passage1
    • stop the busy road1
  17. cause to stop1
    • stop a car1
    • stop the thief1
  18. come to a halt, stop moving1
    • the car stopped1
    • She stopped in front of a store window1
  19. interrupt a trip1
    • we stopped at Aunt Mary's house1
    • they stopped for three days in Florence1
  20. stop from happening or developing1
  21. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical1
    • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other1
  22. put an end to a state or an activity1
  23. To halt a process or action, typically without restoring the prior state.2

Related Synonyms for stop