| noun | the event of something ending “it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill” |
| noun | the act of stopping something “the third baseman made some remarkable stops” |
| noun | a brief stay in the course of a journey “they made a stopover to visit their friends” |
| noun | the state of inactivity following an interruption “the negotiations were in arrest” |
| noun | a spot where something halts or pauses “his next stop is Atlanta” |
| noun | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it “his stop consonants are too aspirated” |
| noun | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations “in England they call a period a stop” |
| noun | (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes “the organist pulled out all the stops” |
| noun | a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens “the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically” |
| noun | a restraint that checks the motion of something “he used a book as a stop to hold the door open” |
| noun | an obstruction in a pipe or tube “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe” |
| verb | come to a halt, stop moving “the car stopped” |
| verb | put an end to a state or an activity “Quit teasing your little brother” |
| verb | stop from happening or developing “Block his election” |
| verb | interrupt a trip “we stopped at Aunt Mary's house” |
| verb | cause to stop “stop a car” |
| verb | prevent completion “stop the project” |
| verb | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of “Arrest the downward trend” |
| verb | seize on its way “The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace” |
| verb | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed” |
| verb | render unsuitable for passage “block the way” |
| verb | stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments “Hold on a moment!” |
| stop | verb | cause to stop |
| halt | verb | stop the flow of a liquid |
| stop over | verb | interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight |
| lay over | verb | interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight |
| check | verb | stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution |
| occlusive | adjective | tending to occlude |
| point | verb | mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes |
| block | verb | obstruct |
| stop | noun | the event of something ending |
| halt | noun | the state of inactivity following an interruption |
| discontinuation | noun | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) |
| discontinuance | noun | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) |
| stoppage | noun | the act of stopping something |
| cessation | noun | a stopping |
| cease | noun | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end |
| blockage | noun | the act of blocking |
| containment | noun | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully |
| interception | noun | the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving |
| interceptor | noun | a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft |
| end | noun | the last section of a communication |
| finish | noun | event whose occurrence ends something |
| terminative | adjective | coming to an end |
| terminus | noun | a place where something ends or is complete |
| barricade | noun | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. |
| blocking | noun | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
| blockade | noun | prevents access or progress |
| stopper | noun | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
| bar | noun | an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal |