Stop (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Discontinue
• Break
• Break Off

Hypernyms

• Terminate
• End

Hyponyms

• Fracture
• Bog Down
• Bog
• Disrupt
• Interrupt
• Break Up

Related Words

• Stop (noun)

Meaning ²

Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Block Up
• Barricade
• Block
• Blockade
• Bar
• Block Off

Hypernyms

• Close Up
• Obturate
• Impede
• Block
• Obstruct
• Jam

Hyponyms

• Close Off
• Close
• Shut Off
• Block Off

Related Words

• Stop (noun)
• Stopper (noun)

Meaning ³

Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

• Discontinue
• Lay Off
• Give Up
• Cease
• Quit

Hyponyms

• Drop
• Call It Quits
• Leave Off
• Break
• Pull The Plug
• Cheese
• Sign Off
• Retire
• Shut Off

Related Words

• Stop (noun)
• Stoppage (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Antonyms

• Start

Hyponyms

• Pull Up
• Arrest
• Rein In
• Hold

Related Words

• Stop (noun)
• Stoppage (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

• Terminate
• Cease
• End
• Finish

Hyponyms

• Discontinue
• Culminate
• Conclude
• Lapse
• Go Out
• Turn Out
• Break
• Adjourn
• Go Away
• Pass Away
• Cut Out
• Go
• Vanish
• Run Out
• Break Up
• Run Low

Meaning ⁶

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Synonyms

• Arrest
• Turn Back
• Check
• Contain
• Hold Back

Hypernyms

• Defend

Hyponyms

• Cut Down
• Cut Out

Related Words

• Stop (noun)

Meaning ⁷

Stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Halt
• Kibosh
• Block

Hypernyms

• Foreclose
• Forbid
• Preclude
• Forestall

Related Words

• Stop (noun)

Meaning ⁸

Interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Stop Over

Hypernyms

• Disrupt
• Cut Off
• Break Up

Hyponyms

• Stop Over

Related Words

• Stop (noun)

Meaning ⁹

Seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Intercept

Hypernyms

• Catch
• Take Hold Of

Hyponyms

• Cut Off

Related Words

• Stop (noun)

Meaning ¹⁰

Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Hold On

Hypernyms

• Interrupt

Related Words

• Stop (noun)
• Stoppage (noun)

Meaning ¹¹

Come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Halt

Antonyms

• Start

Hyponyms

• Pull Up
• Haul Up
• Rein In
• Conk

Related Words

• Stop (noun)