stop in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
stop in Hindi हिन्दी
stop in Kashmiri कॉशुर
stop in Malayalam മലയാളം
stop in Marathi मराठी
stop in English
- stop⇄expr. pull out all (the) stops, to do something in the biggest way possible; exert maximum effort.
Ex. But perhaps the best scene in the show is Art Smith's shrewd lawyer pulling out all stops to get Volpone acquitted (Saturday Review). - stop⇄expr. put a stop to, to stop; end.
Ex. Henry ... put a stop to this (M. J. Guest). The coal trade at Newcastle was for some time put a stop to by a mutiny (John Brand). - stop⇄expr. stop by (or in), to stop for a short visit.
Ex. He stopped in, not at all sure that on this first occasion he would be able to broach the dangerous subject (Theodore Dreiser). - stop⇄expr. stop down, (Photography.) to reduce the aperture of a lens and thus the amount of light reaching the film or plate.
Ex. The sharpness of the picture can ... be greatly improved by the simple expedient of ""stopping down"" (J. A. Hodges). - stop⇄expr. stop off, (Informal.) to stop for a short stay.
Ex. Yet would I counsel the traveler whose way lies by Avignon to stop off, if only for an hour, in order to ascend the Rocher des Doms (Outing). - stop⇄expr. stop out,
a. (U.S.) to interrupt one's education to pursue some other activity for a brief period.
Ex. The trend of stopping out is growing, however, partly because the draft law now gives young men with high lottery numbers a new free - stop⇄expr. stop over,
a. to make a short stay.
Ex. By stopping over at Dalhousie [in Canada] ... the following localities may be visited (J. W. Dawson).
b. (Informal.) to stop in the course of a trip.
Ex. You renewed your ticket afte - stop⇄noun 1a. the act of coming to a halt; cessation of onward movement.
Ex. Her sudden stop startled us.
b. a cessation of an activity or process; end.
Ex. The singing came to a stop.
c. a stay or halt in the course of a journey. - stop⇄stop, verb, stoppedor (Archaic)stopt,stopping,noun.
- stop⇄v.i. 1. to cease to move; stay; halt.
Ex. Stop, look, and listen.
2. to halt and remain; stay on.
Ex. to stop for the night at a hotel. She stopped at the bank for a few minutes. Because I could not stop for Death--He kindly stopped fo - stop⇄v.t. 1a. to keep from moving, acting, doing, being, or working.
Ex. to stop work, stop a speaker, stop a car. The men stopped the boys from teasing the cat. I stopped the clock.
b. to hold back; restrain; prevent.
Ex. If anyone wants t