stop

stop n

see stop, v.

1. Interruption; pause; delay.

stop [-ped, -s] v

OE 'to stop (the ears), to plug, stop up, stuff with tow or oakum'.

1. Cease; discontinue; desist; put an end to.
2. Terminate; extinguish; make to end.
3. Halt; pause in a course of action; abbreviate a movement; interrupt a journey.
4. Prevent; hinder; forestall; [fig.] mend; bind up.
5. Break; cease functioning.