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

The delivery point where Mail Services delivers and collects mail.

A place where public transport buses stop to allow passengers to board or leave.

(colloquial, regional US) Synonym of rolling stop

(UK) Used to announce an event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.

(UK, journalism) The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.

(idiomatic) An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.

(uncountable, photography) An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.

(biology, genetics, biochemistry) a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre.

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