verb

 

finish to finish doing something that you were doing

Stop laughing - it's not funny.

 

for a short time to stop a journey or an activity for a short time

He stopped at a pub for lunch.

 

not operate to not continue to operate, or to make something not continue to operate

My watch has stopped.

 

finish moving to not move any more, or make someone or something not move any more

A car stopped outside the house.

 

bus/train If a bus, train, etc stops at a particular place, it pauses at that place so that people can get on and off.

Does this train stop at Cambridge?

 

end to make something end

We must find a way to stop the war.

 

prevent to prevent something from happening or someone from doing something

Health workers are trying to stop the disease from spreading.

 

noun

 

bus/train a place where a bus or train stops so that people can get on or off

 

journey a place where you stop on a journey, or the time that you spend there

We had an overnight stop in Singapore.