stop
Red octagon command
Stop, noun and verb, represents a change of state that ends movement, activity, or progress.
To stop smoking is to give up the habit.
When a wound stops bleeding, blood ceases to flow.
To stop up a conduit is to prevent further flow through it.
A stop is an instance of stopping, as well as a place where a vehicle stops to pick up and discharge passengers.
A place where a journey is interrupted is a stop.
Stop occurs frequently before other nouns (stop sign, stop button, stop order, stop watch).
Complete sudden stop
- endFinal portion or cessation
- discontinueTo stop doing
- terminateBring to an end
- quitCease doing something
finish · conclude · desist · suspend · pause · break off · cut off · wind up
Traffic control meaning halt
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- brakeDevice to slow motion
roadblock · checkpoint · crossing · signal · standstill · traffic light · pedestrian crossing · zebra crossing
Solid mass, or impede
- avertPrevent or deflect
- thwartPrevent success of
- impedeTo obstruct movement
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
deter · forestall · preclude · hinder · foil · ward off · stave off · intercept
Interrupt continuity
- restCessation of activity
- breatherBrief period of rest
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
interlude · hiatus · lull · recess · time-out · interval · wait · delay
Hollow conveyance channel
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- diapasonComplete tonal range
- flueChimney's inner passage
- registrationFormal recording of participation
rank · mixture · manual · swell · coupler · voicing · pipe organ · mutation
Vehicle storage facility
- terminalAt the endpoint
- platformRaised flat structure
- shelterProtected place or structure
- waiting areaDesignated lingering space
halt
Complete sudden stop
- endFinal portion or cessation
- discontinueTo stop doing
- terminateBring to an end
quit · finish · conclude · desist · suspend · pause · break off · cut off · wind up · wrap up
red light
Traffic control meaning halt
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- yieldProduce or relinquish
brake · roadblock · checkpoint · crossing · signal · standstill · traffic light · pedestrian crossing · zebra crossing · school zone
block
Solid mass, or impede
obstruct · deter · forestall · preclude · hinder · foil · ward off · stave off · intercept · check
break
Interrupt continuity
intermission · interlude · hiatus · lull · recess · time-out · interval · wait · delay · catch your breath
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
registration · rank · mixture · manual · swell · coupler · voicing · pipe organ · mutation · harmonium
depot
Vehicle storage facility
period
Punctuation ending sentences
- sentence ending
- dotSmall circular mark
lodge
Temporary woodland dwelling
overnight · put up · room · board · camp · bunk · way station · crash · sleep over · tarry
- stop itDemand to cease behavior
- stop signRoadside traffic directive
- stop byVisit briefly
- bus stopPassenger pickup location
- stop talkingCease verbal communication
- stop workingFail to operate
stopped, stopping, nonstop, stops, backstop, stopper, stoppage, unstoppable, stopwatch