Looking for the meaning of the word STOP in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of STOP with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Stop
Speech Type: Verb
Old English (for)stoppian ‘block up (an aperture)’, of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare ‘to stuff’
stɒp
(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen
Short Definition:come to end
Examples:- his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun
- the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared
cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end
Short Definition:cause action, process, or event to come to end
Examples:- this harassment has got to be stopped
block or close up (a hole or leak)
Short Definition:block or close up
Examples:- he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot
- the stile has been stopped up
be or behave in a particular way
Short Definition:be or behave in particular way
Examples:- ‘Why was she so?’ ‘I don't know, you know how dem old people stop.’
Word: Stop
Speech Type: Noun
stɒp
a cessation of movement or operation
Short Definition:cessation of movement or operation
Examples:- all business came to a stop
- there were constant stops and changes of pace
a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
Short Definition:set of organ pipes of particular tone and range of pitch
the effective diameter of a lens.
Short Definition:effective diameter of lens
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