To put an end to what one is doing; cease: had to stop at an exciting place in the book.

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stop, cease, quit, discontinue, desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or …

STOP definition: 1. to finish doing something that you were doing: 2. to stop doing, using, or having something…. Learn more.

A stop is a place where buses or trains regularly stop so that people can get on and off. The closest subway stop is Houston Street.

Definition of stop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to prevent from proceeding, acting, operating, continuing, etc.: to stop a speaker; to stop a car. to block, obstruct, or close (a passageway, channel, opening, duct, etc.) (usually fol. by up): He …