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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- stop :the event of something ending
- it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
- stop :come to a halt, stop moving
- the car stopped|She stopped in front of a store window
- stop :the act of stopping something
- the third baseman made some remarkable stops|his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
- stop :put an end to a state or an activity
- Quit teasing your little brother
- stop :a brief stay in the course of a journey
- they made a stopover to visit their friends
- stop :stop from happening or developing
- Block his election|Halt the process
- stop :the state of inactivity following an interruption
- 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
- stop :interrupt a trip
- we stopped at Aunt Mary's house|they stopped for three days in Florence