stop

I

n.

halt

cessation

1) to make a stop

2) to put a stop to (the teacher put a stop to the cheating)

3) to bring to a stop (the driver brought the bus to a stop)

4) to come to a stop (the train came to a stop)

5) an abrupt, sudden; brief; dead; full; smooth stop

6) a flag (AE), request (BE); regular, scheduled; unscheduled; whistle (AE) ('very brief') stop

7) a bus; pit; streetcar (AE), tram (BE) stop

8) (misc.) to miss one's stop

place for resting

9) a truck stop (AE; BE has transport cafe)

punctuation mark

10) a full stop (BE; AE has period)

II

v.

1) to stop short

2) (D; tr.) to stop from (to stop smb. from doing smt.)

3) (G) they stopped talking

4) (BE) (J) to stop smb. doing smt.

5) (K) I can't stop his interrupting

6) (misc.) to stop dead in one's tracks; to stop at nothing ('to allow no scruples to interfere with one's efforts to achieve an end'); they stopped (in order) to chat

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[stɒp]

brief

dead

full

pit

regular

scheduled

smooth stop

sudden

they stopped (in order) to chat

tram (BE) stop

unscheduled

whistle (AE) ('very brief) stop

to stop at nothing ('to allow no scruples to interfere with one's efforts to achieve an end')

streetcar (AE)

request (BE)

(BE) (J) to stop smb. doing smt.

(G) they stopped talking

(K) I can't stop his interrupting

(misc.) to miss one's stop

(misc.) to stop dead in one's tracks

['halt'] ['cessation'] to make a stop

a bus

an abrupt

to stop short

a flag (AE)

['place for resting'] a truck stop (AE; BE has transport cafe)

['punctuation mark'] a full stop (BE; AE has period)

to bring to a stop (the driver brought the bus to a stop)

to put a stop to (the teacher put a stop to the cheating)

to come to a stop (the train came to a stop)

(D; tr.) to stop from (to stop smb. from doing smt.)