noun ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for full stop / period.
verb To cease moving.
I stopped at the traffic lights.
verb Not to continue.
The riots stopped when police moved in.
verb To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.
verb To cease; to no longer continue.
One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.
verb To cause (something) to come to an end.
The referees stopped the fight.
verb To interrupt, prevent or end the activity of someone or something. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with direct object, along with gerund or direct object, along with from, along with gerund ]