stop
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English stoppen (“‘to stop’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: stŏp, IPA: /stɒp/, SAMPA: /stQp/
- (US) enPR: stŏp, IPA: /stɑp/, SAMPA: /stAp/
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- Rhymes: -ɒp
[edit] Adverb
stop (not comparable)
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- Prone to halting or hesitation.
- He’s stop still.
[edit] Noun
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stop (plural stops)
- A (usually marked) place where line buses or trams halt to let passengers get on and off.
- They agreed to see each other at the bus stop.
- An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
- That stop was not planned.
- A device intended to block the path of a moving object; as, a door stop.
- (linguistics) A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
- A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
- Short for a stopper, used in the phrase 'pull out all the stops'.
- (music) A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
- The organ is loudest when all the stops are pulled.
- (tennis) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
- (zoology) The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
- The stop in a bulldog's face is very marked.
- (photography) An f-stop.
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[edit] Translations
place to get on and off line buses or trams
interruption of travel
device to block path
consonant sound
punctuation symbol
short for stopper
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music: knob or pin to regulate the flow of air in an organ
tennis: short shot
zoology: depression in a dog’s face
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[edit] Verb
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to stop (third-person singular simple present stops, present participle stopping, simple past and past participle stopped)
- (intransitive) To cease moving.
- I stopped at the traffic lights.
- (intransitive) To come to an end.
- The riots stopped when police moved in.
- Soon the rain will stop.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.
- The referees stopped the fight.
- (transitive) To close or block an opening.
- He stopped the wound with gauze.
- (transitive, intransitive, photography, often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
- To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22.
- (intransitive) To stay a while.
- He stopped for two weeks at the inn.
- (intransitive) To tarry.
- He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) or the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs for more information.
[edit] Synonyms
- (to cease moving): brake, desist, halt
- (to come to an end): cease, desist, discontinue, halt, terminate
- (to cause to cease moving): cancel, cease, discontinue, halt, terminate
- (to cause to come to an end): cancel, cease, discontinue, halt, terminate
[edit] Antonyms
- (to cease moving): continue, go, move, proceed
- (to come to an end): continue, proceed
- (to cause to cease moving): continue, move
- (to cause to come to an end): continue, move
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb "stop"
[edit] Translations
cease moving
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come to an end
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cause (something) to cease moving
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cause (something) to come to an end
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close an aperture
stay a while
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tarry
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
stop m. (plural stoppen, diminutive stopje)
[edit] Verb
stop
- First person singular present tense and imperative of stoppen..
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
stop m (usually uncountable)
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[edit] Italian
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[edit] Interjection
stop!
[edit] Noun
stop m. inv.
- stop (roadsign; bus stop etc; block)
[edit] Polish
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[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
stop m. (plural stopy)
- (chemistry) an alloy; a mixture of metals.
- Mosiądz jest stopem miedzi i cynku.
- Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
- Mosiądz jest stopem miedzi i cynku.
[edit] Synonyms
- aliaż (m.)
[edit] Etymology 2
From English stop.
[edit] Interjection
stop!
[edit] Noun
stop m.
- a stop sign.
- Jechał dalej, bo nie zauważył stopu.
- He continued to drive because he hadn't noticed the stop sign.
- (informal) a vehicle's brake light.
- Uderzyłam w niego, bo nie zaświecił mu się stop i nie wiedziałam, że ostro hamuje.
- I hit his car because his brake light didn't flash and I didn't know he was braking hard.
- Uderzyłam w niego, bo nie zaświecił mu się stop i nie wiedziałam, że ostro hamuje.
- (informal) hitchhiking.
- Często podróżuję na stopa.
- I often hitchhike.
- Często podróżuję na stopa.
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
| Inflection for stop | Singular | Plural | ||
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| neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | stop | stopet | stop | stopen |
| Genitive | stops | stopets | stops | stopens |
stop n.
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