STOP (2)

stop (2). Stop, n. a cessation of motion, pause, prohibition, obstacle, point in writing, regulation in music

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Stop (?), v. i. 1. 1. To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop.
He bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground; Then lays his finger on his temple: strait Springs out into fast gait; then stops again. Shak. 2. 2. To cease from any motion, or course of action.
Stop, while ye may, suspend your mad career! Cowper. 3. 3. To spend a short time; to reside temporarily; to stay; to tarry; as, to stop with a friend.
By stopping at home till the money was gone. R. D. Blackmore. To stop over, to stop at a station beyond the time of the departure of the train on which one came, with the purpose of continuing one's journey on a subsequent train; to break one's journey.