(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle. / (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.

plural of stop

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stop

plural of stopping

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stop by

simple past tense and past participle of stop by

(Australia, Britain, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation). / (figuratively) A decisive end to something.

(colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.

(phonetics) A plosive sound articulated with the glottis. / The glottal stop symbol, ʔ.

(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.