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To cease moving.
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I stopped at the traffic lights.
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To not continue.
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Soon the rain will stop.
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To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
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The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.
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To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
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One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.
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To cause (something) to come to an end.
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The referees stopped the fight.
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To close or block an opening.
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He stopped the wound with gauze.
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(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
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To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22.
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To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
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He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive.
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To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
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To punctuate.
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To make fast; to stopper.