stop

გამოთქმა: /stɒp/

განმარტებულია stop სიტყვის თარგმნა ფლექსია სინონიმები ანტონიმები

Universal

1a cessation of movement or operation:all business came to a stop there were constant stops and changes of pace
a break or halt during a journey:allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops the flight landed for a refuelling stop
a place designated for a bus or train to halt and pick up or set down passengers:the bus was pulling up at her stop
an object or part of a mechanism which is used to prevent something from moving:the shelves have special stops to prevent them from being pulled out too far
British dated a punctuation mark, especially a full stop.
used in telegrams to indicate a full stop:MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP
Phonetics a consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract: a bilabial stop [as modifier]:stop consonants
Bridge a high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit; a control: if West bids 3♥ now, this will show a heart stop
Nautical a short length of rope used to secure something; a stopper.

2a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
(also stop knob) a knob, lever, or similar device in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch.

3 Photography the effective diameter of a lens.
a device for reducing the effective diameter of a lens.
a unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it).

Universal

1 [no object] (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
[with present participle] cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience:she stopped giggling [with object]:he stopped work for tea
[with present participle] abandon a specified practice or habit:I’ve stopped eating meat
stop moving or operating:he stopped to look at the view my watch has stopped
(of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers:main-line trains stop at platform 7
British informal stay somewhere for a short time:you’ll have to stop the night

2 [with object] cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end:this harassment has got to be stopped
prevent (an action or event) from happening:a security guard was killed trying to stop a raid
prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim:a campaign is under way to stop the bombers
[with object and present participle] prevent (someone or something) from performing a specified action or undergoing a specified experience:several attempts were made to stop him giving evidence you can’t stop me from getting what I want
cause or order to cease moving or operating:he stopped his car by the house police were given powers to stop and search suspects
informal be hit by (a bullet).
instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque): he grew nervous about the deal and asked his bank manager to stop the cheque
refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct:they stopped the strikers' wages
Boxing defeat (an opponent) by a knockout:he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson
pinch back (a plant).

3 [with object] 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
British dated put a filling in (a tooth).
block the mouth of (a fox’s earth) prior to a hunt.
plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower.
obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger.
make (a rope) fast with a stopper.

4 [no object] West Indian be or behave in a particular way:‘Why was she so?’ ‘I don’t know, you know how dem old people stop.’
[with complement] remain in a particular state or condition:he said I mustn’t stop barefooted, so I had to buy a pair of new shoes

pull out all the stops: make a very great effort to achieve something:we pulled out all the stops to meet the deadline; do something very elaborately or on a grand scale:they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops
[with reference to the stops of an organ]
put a stop to: cause to end:she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense
stop at nothing: be utterly ruthless or determined in one’s attempt to achieve something:he would stop at nothing to retain his power
stop dead: see dead.
stop short: see short.
stop one's ears: put one’s fingers in one’s ears to avoid hearing something: I stopped my ears but I still heard her cry
stop someone's mouth: induce someone to keep silent about something: even if the correspondent wanted to reveal the truth, patriotism as well as censorship would stop his mouth
stop payment: instruct a bank to withhold payment on a cheque: the cheque has been certified, so you can’t stop payment
stop the show: (of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption: Diane stopped the show with her rendition of ‘You Made Me Love You’

stop by (or in): call briefly and informally as a visitor: a nurse stopped by her room to see if she was asleep would you mind if I stopped by this morning? she stopped in for a cup of tea
stop something down: Photography reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm.
stop off (or over): pay a short visit en route to one’s ultimate destination:I stopped off to visit him and his wife
stop out
stop something out: cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching.
stop up: British informal refrain from going to bed; stay up: you used to let us stop up to watch the programme

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