stops

/stɑps/

noun

1
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
“They agreed to meet at the bus stop.”
2
An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
“That stop was not planned.”
3
That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
4
A device intended to block the path of a moving object
“door stop”
5
A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
6
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
7
A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
“The organ is loudest when all the stops are pulled.”
8
One of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced.
9
A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
10
The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
“The stop in a bulldog's face is very marked.”
11
A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
12
A unit of exposure corresponding to a doubling of the brightness of an image.
13
An f-stop.
14
The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
15
A coup d'arret, or stop thrust.

1
To cease moving.
“I stopped at the traffic lights.”
2
To not continue.
“Soon the rain will stop.”
3
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
“The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.”
4
To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
“One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.”
5
To cause (something) to come to an end.
“The referees stopped the fight.”
6
To close or block an opening.
“He stopped the wound with gauze.”
7
(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
“To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22.”
8
To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
“He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive.”
9
To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
10
To punctuate.
11
To make fast; to stopper.