Stop & Shop

stop, cease, quit, discontinue, desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness.

STOP definition: 1. to finish doing something that you were doing: 2. to stop doing, using, or having something…. Learn more.

A stop is a place where buses or trains regularly stop so that people can get on and off. The closest subway stop is Houston Street.

stop in, to make a brief, incidental visit: If you're in town, be sure to stop in. stop off, to halt for a brief stay at some point on the way elsewhere: On the way to Rome we stopped off at Florence.

Definition of stop verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word STOP. "Hold on a moment!" Etymology: from the verb. 1. Cessation of progressive motion. …