Word Type

Noun

Verb

Punct

The word "stop" can be used as noun, verb and punct.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

continue go go on going goo keep keep going start

Typical Location

basic program code bathtub busy street city every intersection motor organ telegram telegraph

Defined As

opposite of go

Derived Terms

8 stop 8-stop California stop Californian stop Idaho stop T-stop Terry stop Waterhouse stop a quick drop and a sudden stop a short drop and a sudden stop all-way stop back-stop backstop band-stop boulevard stop buffer stop bus stop buy stop order buy-stop order come to a stop comfort stop couldn't stop a pig in a passage country stop dead stop does this train stop at doorstop double stop double-stop draft stop e-stop earth-stopping emergency stop expression stop f stop f-stop face that would stop a clock felony stop felony traffic stop field stop fire stop fire-stop firestop flag stop flue stop flute stop four-way stop full stop full-stop landing glottal stop go-stop gravel stop ground stop hard stop heart-stopping hockey stop if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging knee stop limited-stop long stop long-stop mail stop mechanical stop non-stop nonstop one-stop one-stop shop organ stop pit stop pit-stop plough stop plow stop plow-stop pole-stop pretextual stop pull out all the stops put a stop to quadruple stop rain stopped play reed stop request stop rest stop rolling stop safety stop short stop short-stop showstopping skill-stop skip-stop solder stop stop a bullet stop and chop stop and frisk stop and run stop and search stop and smell the flowers stop and smell the roses stop at nothing stop bead stop board stop clock stop codon stop cold stop dead stop error stop into stop it stop lamp stop lead stop light stop list stop loss stop motion stop order stop plank stop press stop set stop short stop sign stop someone in their tracks stop someone's clock stop squark stop the bleeding stop the car stop the job stop the lights stop the presses stop thief stop thrust stop to smell the roses stop traffic stop two gaps with one bush stop valve stop word stop, drop and roll stop-action stop-and-frisk stop-and-go stop-and-go light stop-and-search stop-go stop-go animation stop-motion stop-phrase stop-start stop-tap stop-time stop-work stopblock stopboard stopclock stopcock stopgap stoplog stopover stoppable stopper stopstreet stopwatch string stop suction stop tab stop take out the stops technical stop the buck stops here three stops short of Dagenham three-way stop time stop toe stop traffic stop train stop tram stop triple stop truck stop turn stop wage stop water stop whistle-stop

Derived From

top

Distinct From

begin continue go going moving

Context

architecture dialectal engineering linguistics music nautical photography physics tennis uk zoology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act alter block break break up catch change close up conclusion constraint cut off decelerate deed defend disrupt end ending finish forbid foreclose forestall grab human action human activity impede impediment impedimenta inaction inactiveness inactivity interrupt jam knob mechanical device modify obstruct obstructer obstruction obstructor obstruent obturate occlude place preclude prevent punctuation punctuation mark restraint spot stay terminate topographic point vary

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

forstop freeze heave to jam lay by lay to pull over stick stop by stop cock stop down stop in stop off stop out stop over stop up unstop

Type Of (IsA)

act end ending knob place where ride ends place where stops stay topographic point

Manner Of

interrupt prevent

Part Of

organ

Related Terms

abrupt abrupt movement action adjust air aperture at sign backward backwards block brake brakes braking buck stops here bucket bus button camera car car brakes cease cease motion ceasing ceasing motion cessation close colon come to end comma command command halt consonant continue corner corners depression device diaphragm discontinue discontinue movement drain drain plug driving dvd player eight eight corners eight sides ending f stop fast fingerboard finish finish action finishing finishing action four full stop glottis halt halt order halted halting halting things hesitation impediment instruction interruption knob lens light lights line lips motion mouth movement moving net nice obstacle octagon octagon sign octagonal octagonal red octagonal sign on signs opening order organ pail passage passenger pause pin place playback plosive plug post post backwards pots pots backward pots backwards progressing prone punctuate quark quit recording red red action red light red lights red octagon red sign red signal red signs road road command road sign semicolon short shot sides sign sign type signal signals signs song sound spot squark station stay stopper street street corner street sign streets superpartner supremes tarry temporarily time tongue top traffic traffic cease traffic sign traffic signals train tram type videocassette wait yield

Similar Terms

block obstruct

Synonym Network

arrest barricade blin blockage brake break catch check diaphragm discontinue end halt hang about hold on intercept lodge period plosive stop consonant

Used For

hold pane in place keep door open keep from rolling preventing further motion of stopping things wait

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.