Stop

verb

1. to cease activity or operation
2. to become choked : clog
3. to close by filling or obstructing
4. to hinder or prevent the passage of
5. to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by
6. to close up or block off (an opening) : plug
7. to make impassable : choke, obstruct
8. to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice)
9. to cause to give up or change a course of action
10. to keep from carrying out a proposed action : restrain, prevent
11. to cause to cease : check, suppress
12. to come to an end especially suddenly : close, finish
13. discontinue
14. to deduct or withhold (a sum due)
15. to instruct one's bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (something, such as a check)
16. to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt
17. parry
18. to check by means of a weapon : bring down, kill
19. to beat in a boxing match by a knockout
20. defeatbroadly
21. baffle, nonplus
22. to change the pitch of (something, such as a violin string) by pressing with the finger
23. to change the pitch of (a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell
24. to bring an activity to an end
25. to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks
26. to cease to move on : halt
27. pause, hesitate
28. to break one's journey to eat, rest, etc. : stay
29. to go to a place during a journey
30. remainchiefly British
31. to make a brief call : drop in