to come to an end, or to make something come to an end, especially movement or an activity
Please stop making so much noise; the baby is sleeping.
The driver pressed the brakes and the car stopped just in time at the red light.
✦ Old English ‘stoppian’ meaning ‘to plug or block’, later broadened to the modern sense of bringing something to an end.
used to tell someone to cease what they are doing immediately
Stop! That pan is hot.
Stop right there, please.
to prevent something from happening or continuing
Good sunscreen stops your skin from burning.
He put up a fence to stop the dog from running away.
a pause or halt in movement or activity
After a quick stop for coffee, we continued our trip.
The train came to a complete stop.
a place where buses, trains, or other vehicles regularly pick up or set down passengers
We waited at the stop for the number 7 bus.
The next stop on this train is Central Station.
