stop
/stɑp/
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Also a noun
Meaning
To cease moving or operating, or to bring someone or something to a halt.
The driver stopped the car immediately when the traffic light turned red.
Does this express train ever stop at the smaller stations?
To discontinue an activity, habit, or continuous action.
She decided to stop drinking soda after talking to her doctor.
Please stop making that irritating noise while everyone is working.
To prevent someone from doing something or keep an event from occurring.
The fence stops the dog from running into the street.
Nobody could stop him from walking out of the heated debate.
How it's used
This means “make something stop moving”
- stop the car
“stop it.”
The officer stopped the speeding vehicle on the highway.
Collocations
- stop working
- stop crying
- stop running
- stop dead
Idioms
pull out all the stops
to use every available resource or effort to achieve an objective
The company pulled out all the stops to finish the project on time.
put a stop to
to make something bad end
Management intervened to put a stop to the unfair rumors circulating in the office.
Meaning
A designated place where a public transport vehicle regularly halts for passengers.
He waited at the bus stop for twenty minutes in the freezing cold.
Which subway stop is closest to the modern art museum?
The act of stopping, or a short break during a trip.
The emergency brakes brought the high-speed train to an abrupt stop.
Should we make a quick stop for gas before the highway?
Collocations
- complete stop
- bus stop
- dead stop