stopping

(noun) fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members. Synonyms: fillet.

(noun) the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch. Example: "The violinist's stopping was excellent."

(verb) come to a halt, stop moving. Synonyms: stop, halt. Examples: "The car stopped." "She stopped in front of a store window."

(verb) put an end to a state or an activity. Synonyms: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off. Example: "Quit teasing your little brother."

(verb) stop from happening or developing. Synonyms: stop, halt, block, kibosh. Examples: "Block his election." "Halt the process."

(verb) interrupt a trip. Synonyms: stop, stop over. Examples: "We stopped at aunt mary's house." "They stopped for three days in florence."

(verb) cause to stop. Synonyms: stop. Examples: "Stop a car." "Stop the thief."

(verb) prevent completion. Synonyms: break, break off, discontinue, stop. Examples: "Stop the project." "Break off the negotiations."

(verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. Synonyms: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back. Examples: "Arrest the downward trend." "Check the growth of communism in south east asia." "Contain the rebel movement." "Turn back the tide of communism."

(verb) seize on its way. Synonyms: intercept, stop. Example: "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace."

(verb) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. Synonyms: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease. Examples: "The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed." "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other." "My property ends by the bushes." "The symphony ends in a pianissimo."

(verb) render unsuitable for passage. Synonyms: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar. Examples: "Block the way." "Barricade the streets." "Stop the busy road."

(verb) stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments. Synonyms: hold on, stop. Example: "Hold on a moment!."