Definitions
1.verbTo cease moving."I stopped at the traffic lights."
2.verbTo not continue."Soon the rain will stop."
3.verbTo cause (something) to cease moving or progressing."The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."
4.verbTo cease; to no longer continue (doing something)."One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting."
5.verbTo cause (something) to come to an end."The referees stopped the fight."
6.verbTo close or block an opening."He stopped the wound with gauze."
7.verb(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens."To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22."
8.verbTo stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily."He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive."
9.verbTo regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
10.verbTo punctuate.
11.verbTo make fast; to stopper.
12.nounThe act of something that stops; a halt."constant startings and stoppings"
13.nounMaterial for filling a cavity.
14.nounA partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
15.nounA pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.