stop
To make someone or something not move or work anymore.
To cause a person, vehicle, machine, or other thing to no longer move or function.
To not move or do something anymore.
To no longer move, operate, or continue doing something oneself.
A place where buses, trains, etc., stop for people to get on or off.
A place where buses, trains, or other vehicles regularly halt to pick up or drop off passengers or goods.
A time when something stops moving or working.
An occasion when movement, operation, or activity is brought to an end.
- Base: stop
- Plural: stops
- Base: stop
- 3rd Person Singular: stops
- Present Participle: stopping
- Past: stopped
- Irregular present participle: stopping Verb
- Irregular past: stopped Verb
at a dead stop
1Completely motionless or inactive
Not moving at all.
- Traffic was at a dead stop for hours.
- The project came to a dead stop after funding was cut.
come to a stop
1Gradually cease moving until still
To slow down and then not move anymore.
- The train came to a stop at the platform.
- Her laughter came to a stop when she saw his face.
stop by
1Make a short visit
To visit a place for a short time, often on your way somewhere else.
- I’ll stop by your office after lunch.
- She stopped by to drop off some books.
stop over
1Stay temporarily while traveling
To stay in a place for a short time on your way to another place.
- We stopped over in Paris for two days on our way to Rome.
- They decided to stop over in Dubai before flying home.
stop over
1make a short stop
to stay somewhere for a short time while traveling to another place
- We stopped over in Dubai on the way to Bangkok.
- If you stop over in Paris, you can take the train into the center.
- They plan to stop over for one night and continue in the morning.
- We will stop over in Rome.
- I stopped over for one night.