abandon |
to stop pursuing (an activity, goal, or the like); give up; relinquish. [1/6 definitions] |
abolish |
to do away with; put a stop to; end. [1/2 definitions] |
abort |
to stop growing before achieving full development. [1/6 definitions] |
acepromazine |
an oily orange compound used to immobilize large animals, to stop nausea, and to tranquilize. |
acupressure |
a medical technique that seeks to stop bleeding by placing needles in the tissue next to a bleeding vessel. [1/2 definitions] |
antipollution |
designed to decrease or stop pollution of the environment. [1/2 definitions] |
arrest |
to slow down; impede; stop. [1/6 definitions] |
astringent |
having the effect of drawing together, esp. of contracting body tissues so as to stop secretions or bleeding; styptic. [1/4 definitions] |
avast |
used in nautical terminology as a command to stop. |
backspin |
a reverse spin put on a ball, such as a billiard or tennis ball, that causes it to stop suddenly or move in a backward direction. |
balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to proceed. [1/7 definitions] |
balky |
inclined to stop short and then refuse to proceed; stubborn; obstinate. |
belay |
in nautical terminology, to stop or cease (usu. used as an imperative). [1/6 definitions] |
blow out |
to stop the burning of (something) with the movement of air. [1/2 definitions] |
brake1 |
anything that tends to slow or stop motion or action. [3/5 definitions] |
break |
to stop or disappear suddenly. [1/26 definitions] |
break off |
to suddenly stop speaking or making sound. [1/4 definitions] |
bug off |
(informal) to stop bothering someone and leave. |
bungee jumping |
a recreational activity in which a person harnessed to the end of a long, anchored, elasticized rope, or bungee, steps off a height, rapidly drops hundreds of feet in the air, then bounces up and back down, repeatedly, while the movement gradually slows to a stop. |
burn out |
to become extinguished or stop functioning because of excessive friction or heat. [1/4 definitions] |
bus stop |
a point along a bus route where the bus will stop to allow passengers to board or exit. |