1. To close (an opening) by covering, filling in, or plugging up. 2. To constrict (an opening or orifice). 3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example). 4. tried to stop the bleeding. 5. stopped me and asked directions. 6. stop running. 7. stopped the check. 8. To cause (a motor, for example) to cease operation or function; halt. 9. To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch. 10. To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch. 11. The clock stopped at some point during the night. 12. had to stop at an exciting place in the book. 13. stop at the store; stopped at a friend's for a few nights. 14. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; cessation. 15. A finish; an end. 16. A stay or visit, as one taken during a trip. 17. a regular stop on my paper route; a bus stop. 18. A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up. 19. An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check. 20. A part in a machine that stops or regulates movement. 21. The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm. 22. A mark of punctuation, especially a period. 23. The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument. 24. A fret on a stringed instrument. 25. A hole on a wind instrument. 26. A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument. 27. A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ. 28. A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes. 29. a sail stop. 30. The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog. 31. A stopper. 32. A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding. 33. a stop code. 34. To reduce (the aperture) of a lens.
