plural of felony stop

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stop dead

simple past tense and past participle of stop dead

(idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.

(finance) To carry out the supposed practice whereby locals (floor traders trading for their own account) buy or sell to push prices towards where they suspect stop loss orders lie, with a view to profiting from the resulting acceleration of the move when those orders hit the market.

(stock market) A conditional order placed with a stockbroker (or similar) to close one's position if the market drops (or rises in some cases) to a specified price level.

(idiomatic) A statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.

(idiomatic) To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.

Alternative spelling of stop loss order

A safety technique to be used by a person who is on fire: halting one's movements, dropping to the ground, then rolling.