What is the synonym of stop?

[Sports] To block an opponent

To finish is defined as to complete, use up or give the final touches to.

To let go [a grasp, hold, etc.]

The definition of choke is to cut off oxygen, to be unable to breath, to block something, to become unable to perform at a crucial point.

To stymie is defined as to hinder or block.

The definition of commence means to begin something.

To quit is to stop doing something, or to formally leave a job.

To bar is defined as to keep something from happening or to keep people from entering.

Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.

The definition of hold is to carry, to keep in position, to hug someone, to stay in close contact, to bear someone's weight, or to keep in position.

To exclude or prevent [someone] from a given condition or activity:

An extension by which something is carried to a further point:

To be knocked down by wind.

To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up

The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.

To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

[Football] To catch [a pass] as an interception

[Phonet.] A speech sound that can be prolonged as long as the breath lasts, with no significant change in the quality of the sound: continuants include fricatives [s, f, , etc.], nasals [m, n, ŋ], liquids [l, r], and vowels

A fastening or catch; thing or part used to connect or join together

To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people.

To surround or circle around

A brief stop or stay at a place in the course of a journey

A complete halt, as one made by a motor vehicle.

a punctuation mark [.] placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.

To discontinue the use of a drug or other substance, especially one that is addictive.

To call is to make a sound intended to attract a person's attention, or is when an animal makes a special sound to attract other animals, or to use the telephone to contact someone.

To stop up [the cracks, seams, etc.] of [a window frame, boat, etc.] as with a puttylike sealant or oakum

To defeat completely; frustrate; thwart

To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.

To move people closer together.

Curb is defined as to control or hold back.

To keep back or confine by or as by a dam

To keep in custody or confinement:

To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt:

Forbear is defined as to stop yourself from doing something.

To suspend an activity; cease.

To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

To prevent the passage of; shut in or out

[Rare] To block or obstruct [the pores, bowels, etc.]

A division of geologic time that is longer than an epoch and shorter than an era.

[Informal] To publicize [a product, for example] favorably, as by mentioning on a broadcast:

Postpone is defined as to put off to or place in a later time.

To leave out or leave undone; neglect or omit

Prevent is defined as to stop something from happening.

[Now rare] To turn [someone] away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]

To hold back or prevent by an act of volition:

To stall is to delay or put off doing something, when an engine stops running or when a project or progress is stopped.

To resist successfully; withstand:

To put in place to perform a task.

To stop or check [the flow of blood or of tears, etc.] from [a wound, opening, etc.]

[Skiing] To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

To stifle is to stop someone from breathing or suppress actions by yourself or others.

To bar or exclude as a penalty from an office, school, position, etc., usually for a specified time; debar

To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily

To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:

To approach and speak to [a person on the way to a destination or in the middle of an activity]:

Withhold is defined as to hold back or refuse.

An act of beginning; an initial effort:

[Brit., Informal] A quantity given or taken at one time

To move against another, as when attacking:

To speed up or make easy the progress or action of; hasten; facilitate

To cease [from an action]; stop; abstain

To join or unite; bring into contact:

[Poker] To draw the card or cards needed to complete [a straight, flush, or full house]

To give up [something] completely or forever

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize.

Drop by is defined as to stop in for a short, casual, unannounced visit.

To drop in is defined as to come to visit or go to a place for only a brief period of time, often unexpectedly.

To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize.

[Intransitive, idiomatic] To have better prospects, to improve.

To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize.

To perceive with the eye:

To go to see or spend time with [someone]; call on socially:

[Law] The stopping of a legal action prior to trial, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by order of the court

The final step in the purchase of real property or of an interest in real property when a deed or another instrument of title is conveyed to the buyer, the purchase price or a portion thereof is paid, and collateral matters, such as the exchange or transfer of any assignments, insurance policies, leases, and mortgages, are finalized.

The definition of closure is the act of closing something, or an end or resolution of something.

The definition of completion is the act of finishing something in its entirety or the state of being entirely finished.

The definition of a conclusion is the last part of something or an opinion reached after some thought.

A concluding or terminating

To return to a previous state of being.

To hold or keep within limits; restrain:

Barricade means to put up a barrier to shut something in or out.

stop from happening or developing

[Intransitive, reflexive] To be or to put into a state of rest.

To limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.

To arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly.

To come to an end, especially gradually or temporarily:

[Cricket] To get a batsman out via a run out [see above]; or, to be got out in this way.

To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.

The normal separation of fruit, leaves, etc. from plants by the development of a thin layer of pithy cells at the base of their stems

A formal agreement to end fighting.

[Anatomy] A separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part.

The definition of an impediment is an obstacle or something that prevents action.

The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.

A condition of balance among various forces; motionlessness:

A mixture in which small particles of a substance are dispersed throughout a gas or liquid. If a suspension is left undisturbed, the particles are likely to settle to the bottom. The particles in a suspension are larger than those in either a colloid or a solution. Muddy water is an example of a suspension.

The definition of accost is to attack someone verbally in a bold or aggressive way.

Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.

To brake is to slow or stop by pressing on a pedal that cuts off movement.

To defeat is defined as to beat someone at something or to prevent something from happening.

To restrain is defined as to hold back or keep under control.

To obstruct with a roadblock

To provide security to [a climber] by paying out or drawing in rope, often through a braking device, in readiness to break a potential fall.

To prevent the movement of [a limb or joint] with splints or a cast

[Chiefly Brit.] Either end of a transportation line, or a station or town located there; terminal

A concluding, summarizing statement, report, etc.

Necessary but encumbering equipment on a ship.

An unexpected or hidden obstacle, difficulty, etc.

An upright structure of masonry, wood, plaster, or other building material serving to enclose, divide, or protect an area, especially a vertical construction forming an inner partition or exterior siding of a building.

To increase the density and usually the thickness of [cloth] by shrinking and beating or pressing.

To try to find; search for; look for

The definition of a point is a sharp end or part of an argument.

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Used to express surprise or appeal for someone's attention.

A railing, curtain, screen, or similar barrier.

An unobstructed area of land or water:

To encamp for the night without tents or covering.