Stopping: alternatives and connections

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have…

To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.

To stop; to fix or rest.

a drug used to control or stop diarrhea

a drug used to control or stop diarrhea

Tending to stop hemorrhage.

earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

Cease; stop; stay.

A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.

To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets…

A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.

To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some perniciou…

A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat ent…

To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.

A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admis…

To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.