stop

/ˈstäp/

Middle English stoppen, from Old English -stoppian, from Vulgar Latin *stuppare to stop with tow, from Latin stuppa tow, from Greek styppē

verb

  1. to close by filling or obstructing

  2. to hinder or prevent the passage of

  3. to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by

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 definiteness. cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality.

noun

  1. cessation, end

  2. a pause or breaking off in speech

  3. a graduated set of organ pipes of similar design and tone quality

adjective

  1. serving to stop : designed to stop

stop line