- stop*/*/*/
- [stɒp]
verb
I
1) [T] to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happeningPolicies like this aren't going to stop crime.[/ex]A broken leg won't stop me from going to the concert.[/ex]2) [I/T] to no longer do something, or to no longer happenWhen the rain stops, I'm going out.[/ex]I want to stop smoking.[/ex]3) to no longer moveThe car stopped at the traffic lights.[/ex]Lots of people stopped and stared at the accident.[/ex]4) [T] to prevent someone from continuing to walk or drive so that you can talk to themI stopped a woman and asked her for directions.[/ex]5) [I/T] to no longer work, or to cause something to no longer workMy watch has stopped.[/ex]Can you stop the engine?[/ex]6) [I] if a bus or train stops somewhere, it stops moving in order to let passengers get on or offDoes the train stop at Cambridge?[/ex]7) [I] to pause while you are moving or doing something so that you can do something elseHe stopped and listened before opening the door.[/ex]Jeff stopped to get a drink of water.[/ex]•stop at nothing — to do anything in order to get what you want, even if it is very bad[/ex]stop it/that — used for telling someone not to do something that they are doing[/ex][i]Stop it! You'll hurt him.[/ex]stop short of (doing) sth — to not do something, although you almost do it[/ex]I stopped short of telling him what I really thought.[/ex]- stop by- stop offIInoun [C]stop */[stɒp]1) a place where you stop on a journey, or the time that you are thereThe president's first stop on his tour will be Honolulu.[/ex]After a brief stop for coffee, we were on our way.[/ex]2) a place where a bus or train stops in order to let passengers get on or offI'm getting off at the next stop.[/ex]•come/jerk/skid etc to a stop — to stop moving[/ex]put a stop to sth — to prevent or end something[/ex]See:pull I
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.