(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen

his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared

cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end

this harassment has got to be stopped

block or close up (a hole or leak)

he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot

the stile has been stopped up

be or behave in a particular way

‘Why was she so?’ ‘I don't know, you know how dem old people stop.’

a cessation of movement or operation

all business came to a stop

there were constant stops and changes of pace

a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch

the effective diameter of a lens