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What does the word stop mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To bring from motion to rest; cause to cease; bring to anend.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To check beforehand; prevent.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To close; keep back.

Part of speech: verb

To come to rest.

Part of speech: noun

The act of stopping; pause.

Part of speech: noun

An obstruction; hindrance.

Part of speech: noun

A contrivance, in musical instruments, for regulating tones.

Part of speech: noun

A punctuation mark.

Usage examples for stop

" Father, stop doing so, and look at me," she said. – The Portion of Labor by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
If you stop me a moment, it may be too late. – Hypatia or, New Foes with an Old Face by Charles Kingsley
You sha'n't stop me. – Rainbow's End by Rex Beach

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