stop

English

/stɒp/, /stɑp/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To cease moving.
  • (intransitive) To not continue.
  • (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
  • (transitive) To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
  • (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.
  • (transitive) To close or block an opening.
  • (transitive) To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
  • (intransitive) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
  • (music) To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
  • (obsolete) To punctuate.
  • (nautical) To make fast; to stopper.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stoppen inherited from Old English stoppian (stop, close, stop up, close an aperture, block) inherited from *stuppōn (cram, stuff, plug) inherited from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną (close, fill, stop, block, clog up, prick, push, stop up) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (push, stick, strike).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)tewp-

Gloss

push, stick, strike

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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