0 to finish doing something that you were doing:
[ + -ing verb ] Stop shouting - you're giving me a headache!
I couldn't stop laughing.
Stop it!/Stop that!
My watch must have stopped.
The air conditioner has stopped working.
Apparently she's stopped drinking.
Does this train stop at Finsbury Park?
Why don't you just stop somewhere and ask for directions?
[ + to infinitive ] I stopped to pick up a letter that I'd dropped.
1 to prevent someone from doing something:
If she really wants to leave, I don't understand what's stopping her.
[ + -ing verb ] They've put barriers up to stop people (from) getting through.
Something must be done to stop the fighting.
4 the act of stopping an activity or journey, or a period of time when you stop:
Please remain in your seat until the plane comes to a complete stop.
We'd have been here sooner, but we made several stops along the way.
At the beginning of the project there were a lot of stops and starts.
a bus stop
I'm getting off at the next stop.
Is this our stop (= where we must get off)?
He used to smoke in bed when I first got to know him, but I soon put a stop to that!
5 to finish doing something or end, or to cause someone or something to finish:
6 to prevent someone from doing something:
8 a short period of time when you stay at a place, or the place where you stay:
9 the act of stopping an activity, or the state in which someone or something is not moving or active anymore:
10 to prevent something from happening or continuing, or to not continue to happen:
Are these new environmental laws enough to stop climate change?
The government demanded that the payments stop.
stop production/publication/trading The board obtained an injunction to stop publication of the documents.
stop sb (from) doing sth To stop borrowers switching to another lender once the discount period is over, banks apply a hefty charge.
11 to finish doing something:
12 if something such as a machine or system stops, it no longer works and needs to be repaired:
13 to tell your bank not to pay the money relating to a cheque you have written to someone
14 an instruction to a bank or other financial organization to not pay any money from your account when a cheque, card, etc. is used:
15 to stop happening:
At one point mail deliveries just came to a stop.
16 to stop something bad from happening or continuing:
Oh, stop moaning!
Stop hassling me!
She stopped speaking for a moment and looked out of the window.
I couldn't stop crying.
I can't stop her from seeing him.
My mum stopped me from going.
Health workers are trying to stop the disease from spreading.
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