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.
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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181. You're supposed to tidy up, so stop shirking and do it!
182. Put this lotion on the insect bites to stop them hurting.
183. I'll get out when you stop at the traffic lights.
184. Do not throw rubbish onto the ground. Do not waste water. Use both sides of paper when you write. Stop using plastic bags for shopping. Make classrooms less noisy.
185. Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop.
186. It is far easier to parry a direct blow than to stop it forcibly.
187. The love of one's country is a splendid thing —— but why should love stop at the border?
188. I thought she'd stop pestering me,[http://sentencedict.com/stop.html] but it only seemed to make her worse.
189. We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing.
190. I wish the children would stop flinging their clothes about,but put them away tidily.
191. Do stop chattering on about the weather when I'm trying to read.
192. You can't have a better tomorrow if you don't stop thinking about yesterday.
193. To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes.
194. If she'd only stop nagging at me, I might actually help.
195. We must stop public money being misspent in this way.
196. She jiggled the handle of the pram to make the baby stop crying.
197. Dream of action is the starting line, knowledge is our forward accelerator, adhere to is that we do not stop the pace, the wisdom of our success is a magic weapon.
198. I tried to stop her, but she elbowed me out of the way.
199. I'll go with him as far as the bus stop.
200. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
201. Is this a continuous flight, or do we stop off anywhere?
202. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
203. He stuffed the ventilator shafts up to stop the smoke from entering his room.
204. A careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex manoeuvre.
205. Stop posturing in front of that mirror and listen to me!
206. Nothing in the world will stop me from loving you.
207. He gave her an ultimatum - she could either stop seeing Peter and come back to him or it was divorce.
208. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
209. Just give me an answer and stop evading the question!
210. There were large spikes on top of the railings to stop people climbing over them.
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.