stop
Pronunciation:
/stɒp//stɑp/noun
Definitions
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
Example: They agreed to meet at the bus stop.
An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
Example: That stop was not planned.
That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
A device intended to block the path of a moving object
Example: door stop
verb
Definitions
To cease moving.
Example: I stopped at the traffic lights.
To not continue.
Example: Soon the rain will stop.
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
Example: The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.
To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
Example: One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.