"stop" meaning in English

See stop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stɒp/ Audio: en-us-stop.ogg [US], en-uk-a stop.ogg [UK] Forms: stop [singular], stops [plural]
enPR: stŏp Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stop is a place where buses, cars, taxis, or other vehicles halt to let passengers board or leave (get on or off).
    Sense id: simple-stop-en-noun-Ko3BWd0o

Verb

IPA: /stɒp/ Audio: en-us-stop.ogg [US], en-uk-a stop.ogg [UK] Forms: stop [canonical], stops [third-person, singular], stopped [past], stopped [past, participle], stopping [present, participle]
enPR: stŏp Head templates: {{verb|stop|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you stop, you do not move; you rest. Synonyms: brake, desist, halt
    Sense id: simple-stop-en-verb-y4RC6KyH Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you stop something or somebody, you prevent them from moving or doing something. You cause the person to cease moving or progressing.
    Sense id: simple-stop-en-verb-n2IO-Jk5
  3. If you stop doing something, you are not doing it anymore. You have ceased doing it. Synonyms: cease, blin
    Sense id: simple-stop-en-verb-Gnt5MNS6
  4. If you stop, you come to the end of the time when one is doing something. You start doing a different thing or start doing nothing.
    Sense id: simple-stop-en-verb-zDRRAFtD Categories (other): Verbs
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    },
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        "past"
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    },
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        "past",
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          "word": "continue"
        },
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          "word": "proceed"
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          "text": "He stopped after running 2 miles."
        }
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          "word": "brake"
        },
        {
          "word": "desist"
        },
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          "word": "halt"
        }
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        {
          "text": "The police tried to stop the criminal, but he was too fast."
        }
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          "word": "continue"
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          "text": "He stopped after running 2 miles."
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          "word": "brake"
        },
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          "word": "desist"
        },
        {
          "word": "halt"
        }
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        {
          "text": "The police tried to stop the criminal, but he was too fast."
        }
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        "If you stop something or somebody, you prevent them from moving or doing something. You cause the person to cease moving or progressing."
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "I stopped playing video games and went back to working on my project."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        },
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          "word": "blin"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "Verbs"
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    },
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