to come to an end; to discontinue moving or operating
said of a bus or train: to call at a place to take on or let off passengers
to break one's journey; to stay somewhere for a brief time
Brit, informal to remain somewhere
Shall we stop at home?
(often + from) not to let (somebody or something) do something, or prevent them from continuing
to discontinue or end the progress of (a process or activity)
to halt the progress or functioning of (a person, vehicle, etc)
to parry (a blow, sword stroke, etc)
informal to get in the way of (a bullet, blow, etc) esp so as to be hurt or killed
to beat (one's opponent) in a boxing match by a knockout
to pinch out the growing tip of (a plant)
to obstruct the passage of (something)
to close up, block off, or plug (a hole or opening)
(often + up) to choke or obstruct (a channel, etc)
to instruct one's bank not to honour or pay (a cheque)
in music:
to change the pitch of (a string) by pressing it with a finger
to close (a hole) on a wind instrument with a finger
to close the upper end of (an organ pipe) to lower its note by an octave
to hold a high card and enough protecting cards in bridge to be able to block (an opponent's scoring run)
to be unscrupulous in achieving one's ends
to come to a sudden and complete halt