Synonym: arrest, block, cease, check, conclude, discontinue, end, halt, prevent, quit, stay, terminate. Antonym: begin. Similar words: non-stop, stop by, atop, topic, on top of, go to pieces, as to, story. Meaning: [stɑp /stɒp] n. 1. the event of something ending 2. the act of stopping something 3. a brief stay in the course of a journey 4. the state of inactivity following an interruption 5. a spot where something halts or pauses 6. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it 7. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 8. (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes 9. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens 10. a restraint that checks the motion of something 11. an obstruction in a pipe or tube. v. 1. come to a halt, stop moving 2. put an end to a state or an activity 3. stop from happening or developing 4. interrupt a trip 5. cause to stop 6. prevent completion 7. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of 8. seize on its way 9. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 10. render unsuitable for passage 11. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments.
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91. Stop mucking about and take my friendly advice.
92. While in Seoul I always stop with my sister.
93. He stood in the shelter at the bus stop.
94. You make the failure complete when you stop trying.
95. We have to stop her pinching her baby brother.
96. If the exercise causes discomfort, stop immediately.
97. This train doesn't stop at Royston.
98. Police stood by to stop any pro-independence demos.sentencedict .com
99. Stop fussing about; the bus will arrive on time.
100. Never stop smiling, not e ven when you're sad,someone might fall in love with your smile.
101. We put a full stop at the end of a sentence.
102. Friction gradually caused the sliding box to slow down and stop.
103. Sometimes the best way to get someone's attention,is to stop giving them yours.
104. Put a full stop at the end of the sentence.
105. Mendes led a movement to stop destruction of the rain forest.
106. Leaving the relationship does not mean that the battering will stop.
107. The movements of machines are completely automatic, you only need to start and stop the machines.
108. He's intent on getting promotion, and no one's going to stop him!
109. Stop fiddling about with your hair - it looks fine.
110. If there's a cafe nearby, we could stop for a snack.
111. Stop smoking and you will see a continuous improvement in your health.
112. The police put a barrier across the road to stop the traffic.
113. Stop all this fuss and get on with your work.
114. Remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want someting. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.
115. The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing.
116. Sometimes, love is like a tour. You stop in many places, but there is always one that is your favorite.
117. Stop fooling about with that knife of someone will get hurt.
118. Parents often feel helpless, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears.
119. Work does not stop for the day until all the cattle are safely penned in.
120. It looks like she'll be too busy to stop for a coffee break.
More similar words: non-stop, stop by, atop, topic, on top of, go to pieces, as to, story, stock, stove, rest on, pistol, history, pastor, custody, historic, storage, restore, customer, thanks to, investor, ancestor, historian, best of all, first of all, consist of, historical, historically, that is to say, at the cost of.