conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

cessation, surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

standstill, tie-up, stand - an interruption of normal activity

human action, human activity, act - something that people do or cause to happen

stand-down, standdown - (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action

haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis - surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

night-stop - a break in a journey for the night

pit stop - a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car

pit stop - a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment

stand - a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"

inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive

countercheck - a check that restrains another check

logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"

bus stop - a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers

checkpoint - a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

loading area, loading zone - a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded

stopover, way station - a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"

place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel

implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant

plosion, explosion - the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

labial stop - a stop consonant that is produced with the lips

glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop - a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel

suction stop, click - a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

suspension point - (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete

knob - a round handle

pipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

iris diaphragm, iris - diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

doorstop, doorstopper - a stop that keeps open doors from moving

detent, pawl, click, dog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

tripper, trip - a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"

breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult

plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)

go off - stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"

pull up short - stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"

check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"

check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"

check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons

rein in, rein - stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

conk, stall - come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"

stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

haul up, pull up, draw up - come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"

brake - stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

settle - come to rest

knock off, drop - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"

leave off - stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"

sign off - cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations

retire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

pull the plug - prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"

close off, shut off - stem the flow of

cheese - used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!"

call it a day, call it quits - stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"

break - give up; "break cigarette smoking"

embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"

foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"

stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"

cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"

lay over, stop over - interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"

check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"

rein, rein in - stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"

halt, arrest, hold - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

bring up - cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"

cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene"

flag down - signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"

stall - cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

stall - cause an airplane to go into a stall

draw up, pull up - cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"

brake - cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"

fracture - become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"

terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI"

bog down, bog - get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"

cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

cut down, cut out - intercept (a player)

defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack

grab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

cut out, cut off - cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"

pass away - go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"

lapse - end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"

cut out - cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"

go out - become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"

adjourn, recess, break up - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

disappear, vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"

climax, culminate - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

run out - become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"

run low, run short, go - to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

disappear, vanish, go away - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

come out, turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "How will the game turn out?"

discontinue - come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

break - come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"

close up, obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"

block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through

close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"

obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

break, interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"