(linguistics) A voice stop in the formation of which air behind the articulation is rarefied with consequent inrush of air when articulation is broken.

(intransitive) To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay; to stop off.

a designated point on a tram route where passengers may board or leave the tram

A sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.

(computing) a word, usually one of a series in a stop list, that is ignored when searches are conducted on a database, search engine, or the like.

An automobile driving maneuver in which a driver slows down, but does not stop, at a stop sign.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To stop suddenly.

(computing) A list of words or other data items which, for some special reason, should be ignored or bypassed by a particular data processing operation.

(idiomatic) A small train station. / (politics) A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

(idiomatic) Extremely brief and hurried.