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  • Definition
    • 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

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