stop

1. The event of something ending (synset 107380449)
   "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
   is a type of: conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something
   subtypes:

   • cessation, surcease - a stopping
   • stand, standstill, tie-up - an interruption of normal activity
   same as: halt
2. The act of stopping something (synset 101077970)
   "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
   is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
   subtypes:

   • stand-down, standdown - (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
   • haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis - surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
   same as: stoppage
3. A brief stay in the course of a journey (synset 101058335)
   "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
   is a type of: stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state
   subtypes:

   • night-stop - a break in a journey for the night
   • pit stop - a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car
   • pit stop - a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment
   • stand - a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
   same as: layover, stopover
4. The state of inactivity following an interruption (synset 114034398)
   "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
   is a type of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive
   subtypes:

   • countercheck - a check that restrains another check
   • logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
   same as: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage
5. A spot where something halts or pauses (synset 108674524)
   "his next stop is Atlanta"
   is a type of: place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region
   subtypes:

   • bus stop - a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers
   • checkpoint - a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
   • loading area, loading zone - a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded
   • stopover, way station - a stopping place on a journey
6. A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (synset 107130622)
   "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
   is a type of: obstruent - a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
   subtypes:

   • labial stop - a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
   • glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop - a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
   • click, suction stop - a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
   has:

   • implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
   • explosion, plosion - the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
   same as: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant
7. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations (synset 106856570)
   "in England they call a period a stop"
   is a type of: punctuation, punctuation mark - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
   subtypes: suspension point - (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
   same as: full point, full stop, period, point
8. (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes (synset 104334462)
   "the organist pulled out all the stops"
   referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
   is a type of: knob - a round handle
   is a part of: organ, pipe organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
9. A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens (synset 103193767)
   "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
   is a type of: mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
   subtypes: iris, iris diaphragm - diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
   is a part of: camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
   same as: diaphragm
10. A restraint that checks the motion of something (synset 102986245)
    "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
    is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion
    subtypes:

    • bench hook - any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)
    • doorstop, doorstopper - a stop that keeps open doors from moving
    • click, detent, dog, pawl - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
    • trip, tripper - a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
    same as: catch
11. An obstruction in a pipe or tube (synset 102856708)
    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
    is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficult
    subtypes:

    • breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
    • plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
    • vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
    same as: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage

1. Come to a halt, stop moving (synset 201864781)
   "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
   subtypes:

   • go off - stop running, functioning, or operating
   • pull up short - stop abruptly
   • check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
   • check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
   • check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
   • rein, rein in - stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
   • conk, stall - come to a stop
   • stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
   • draw up, haul up, pull up - come to a halt after driving somewhere
   • brake - stop travelling by applying a brake
   • settle - come to rest
   same as: halt
2. Put an end to a state or an activity (synset 202686624)
   "Quit teasing your little brother"
   subtypes:

   • drop, knock off - stop pursuing or acting
   • leave off - stop using
   • sign off - cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations
   • retire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation
   • pull the plug - prevent from happening or continuing
   • close off, shut off - stem the flow of
   • cheese - used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)
   • call it a day, call it quits - stop doing what one is doing
   • break - give up
   same as: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit
3. Stop from happening or developing (synset 202565578)
   "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
   is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   subtypes:

   • embargo - prevent commerce
   • stay - stop a judicial process
   same as: block, halt, kibosh
4. Interrupt a trip (synset 201866904)
   "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"
   is a type of: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt - make a break in
   subtypes:

   • call - make a stop in a harbour
   • lay over, stop over - interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight
   same as: stop over
5. Cause to stop (synset 201863207)
   "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
   causes: halt, stop - come to a halt, stop moving
   subtypes:

   • check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
   • rein, rein in - stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
   • arrest, halt, hold - cause to stop
   • bring up - cause to come to a sudden stop
   • cut - stop filming
   • flag down - signal to stop
   • stall - cause an engine to stop
   • stall - cause an airplane to go into a stall
   • draw up, pull up - cause (a vehicle) to stop
   • brake - cause to stop by applying the brakes
6. Prevent completion (synset 200363001)
   "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
   is a type of: end, terminate - bring to an end or halt
   subtypes:

   • fracture - become fractured
   • bog, bog down - get stuck while doing something
   • break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt - make a break in
   same as: break, break off, discontinue
7. Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy;
   Check the expansion or influence of (synset 201133899)
   "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
   is a type of: defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack
   subtypes: cut down, cut out - intercept (a player)
   same as: arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back
8. Seize on its way (synset 201442997)
   "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
   is a type of: catch, grab, take hold of - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
   subtypes: cut off, cut out - cut off and stop
   same as: intercept
9. Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense;
   Either spatial or metaphorical (synset 202615799)
   "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
   subtypes:

   • pass away - go out of existence
   • lapse - end, at least for a long time
   • cut out - cease operating
   • go out - become extinguished
   • adjourn, break up, recess - close at the end of a session
   • disappear, vanish - cease to exist
   • climax, culminate - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
   • run out - become used up; be exhausted
   • go, run low, run short - to be spent or finished
   • disappear, go away, vanish - become invisible or unnoticeable
   • close, conclude - come to a close
   • come out, turn out - result or end
   • discontinue - come to or be at an end
   • break - come to an end
   same as: cease, end, finish, terminate
10. Render unsuitable for passage (synset 201480632)
    "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
    is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
    subtypes:

    • block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through
    • close - bar access to
    same as: bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade
    verb group: block, obstruct - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
11. Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (synset 200363263)
    "Hold on a moment!"
    is a type of: break, interrupt - terminate
    same as: hold on

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