stopping

render unsuitable for passage“block the way”

put an end to a state or an activity“Quit teasing your little brother”

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of“Arrest the downward trend”

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical“the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”

stop from happening or developing“Block his election”

come to a halt, stop moving“the car stopped”

interrupt a trip“we stopped at Aunt Mary's house”

seize on its way“The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace”

stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments“Hold on a moment!”

cause to end“stop a car”

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch“the violinist's stopping was excellent”