to stop
- verb
- /stɑp/
- On our trip, we decided to stop at a charming café for lunch.
- stop for the night
- stop for water
- travelers stop
We will not stop for rain, sleet or snow.
- We will not stop for rain, sleet or snow.
- And my son says, Daddy, can we stop and look at the nature?
- And whenever we stopped off for in this.
- So and the night train was hairy because it stopped across the the Alps.
Examples
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We'll stop here for a minute, gentlemen, and breathe our horses.
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In Massachusetts, we'll stop at MIT and get chip implants, exploring growing surveillance issues.
Academic text (2017) -
So OK, so I think we'll stop here.
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You know, here we should stop and, and think for a bit.
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And my son says, Daddy, can we stop and look at the nature?
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Then stop and take a look at it.
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OK, let's see, should we stop here and get questions?
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I'll stop at the Duty Free Shop in America and get you something neat!
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Afterwards, I decided to stop by the Wagon Wheel to say hello to Angie.
Fiction book (1990) -
- Well, I gotta stop in at Muskie Madness HQ and find out about my muskie.
Synonyms
To stop doing something for a short time to rest or relax before continuing
To make a short visit to a person or place
Stop for a short time before continuing
To leave a vehicle, for example a bus, or stop annoying someone
Leave a vehicle like a bus or train at a stop
Stop moving or working completely
To stop briefly on a journey to use the toilet or get food
To stay somewhere for a short time, often overnight, before continuing a trip
Stop at a place for a short time while going somewhere else
To stop during a journey and stay somewhere, often overnight, before you continue
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Make blood loss end or prevent more harm in a difficult situation
- Informal
To suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are surprised
- Offensive
Tell someone to stop talking nonsense and focus on the main point
- Offensive
Tell someone to stop saying silly or untrue things and to speak seriously
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A series of short visits to small towns by a politician during an election campaign
- Specialized
A sound you make by briefly stopping and releasing air at your voice box, like the break in 'uh-oh'
- Specialized
An instruction to sell or buy shares at a set price to limit losses and protect gains
- Specialized
A weak acid liquid used to stop the chemical that makes an image on film or photo paper
- Specialized
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
- Jargon
A group of pipes on an organ that make a particular sound when you choose them
- Specialized
A consonant made by pulling air into the mouth to stop the sound briefly
- Specialized
An acidic liquid that stops film or paper from developing before fixing
- Specialized
An instruction that starts when a set price is reached and then trades only at a set price or better
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stop comes from an old English word stoppian meaning 'to plug' or 'block', and people used it for halting movement. So when you stop on a journey you pause or halt your travel.