stop
To cease moving.
Example
“I stopped at the traffic lights.”
Other meanings
Not to continue.
“The riots stopped when police moved in.”
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
“The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.”
Synonyms
- halt
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "stoppian" (to stop, close).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stop” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.