stop

1. verb

1)

we can't stop the decline

Syn:

end, halt, finish, terminate, wind up, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud, shut down

2)

he stopped running

Syn:

cease, discontinue, desist from, break off, give up, abandon, cut out; informal quit, pack in; Brit.; informal jack in

3)

the car stopped

Syn:

pull up, draw up, come to a stop/halt, come to rest, pull in/over

4)

the music stopped

Syn:

cease, end, come to an and, halt, finish, draw to a close, be over, conclude

5)

the police stopped her leaving

Syn:

prevent, obstruct, impede, block, bar, preclude, dissuade from

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Ant:

start, begin, continue, allow, encourage

2. noun

1)

all business came to a stop

Syn:

halt, end, finish, close, standstill

2)

a brief stop in the town

Syn:

break, stopover, stop-off, stay, visit

3)

the next stop is Oxford Street

Syn:

stopping place, station, halt

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Ant:

start, beginning, continuation