stop (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To close an aperture by filling or obstructing1. obtūro, 1 (as with a stopper), to s. one's throat up, gutturem (guttur) o., Pl. Aul. 2, 4, 252. occlūdo, si, sum, 3 (as by a bolt or lock)3. obsĭdeo, obsīdoII. To prevent from going on1. sisto, stĭti, stătum, 3. to s. the flow of water in rivers, s. fluviis aquam, Virg. Aen. 4, 4892. tĕneo, ui, ntum, 2 (by holding with the hand)3. ĭnhĭbeo, 2 (to hold in as with reins, not necessarily to s. altogether)4. sometimes mŏror, dēmŏror, rĕmŏror, tardo, rĕtardo, 1 (to delay, check the speed of) may serveIII. To put a s. toB. Intrans.I. To come to a standstill, pause1. sisto, 32. with ref. to persons riding or drivingII. To stay, remain1. măneo, nsi, nsum, 22. commŏror, 1 (to make a stay at any place)3. sto, stĕti, stātum, 1 (to stand waiting)III. To leave off doing anything • stop (v.): A. Trans.: I. To close an aperture by filling or obstructing: 1. obtūro, 1 (as with a stopper), to s. one's throat up, gutturem (guttur) o., Pl. Aul. 2, 4, 25: to s. one's ears (refuse to listen), aures o., Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 105. Join: obstruere et obturare, Cic. 2. occlūdo, si, sum, 3 (as by a bolt or lock): v. to shut up. Fig.: to s. one's tongue, o. linguam, Pl. 3. obsĭdeo, obsīdo: v. to block up, obstruct. II. To prevent from going on: 1. sisto, stĭti, stătum, 3. to s. the flow of water in rivers, s. fluviis aquam, Virg. Aen. 4, 489: to s. horses, equos s., ib. 12, 355: Liv.: to s. the flow of blood, sanguinem s., Tac. A. 15, 54. 2. tĕneo, ui, ntum, 2 (by holding with the hand): to s. a thief, furem t., Pl. (Kr.): v. to hold, detain. So comps.: (1.) rĕtĭneo, 2: v. to hold back, hold fast. (2.) sustĭneo, 2 (esp. to pull up a horse): Caes. B. G. 4, 33 (equos incitatos s.): Cic. 3. ĭnhĭbeo, 2 (to hold in as with reins, not necessarily to s. altogether): v. to hold in. To s. the flow of blood, sanguinem i., Ov. M. 7, 849. 4. sometimes mŏror, dēmŏror, rĕmŏror, tardo, rĕtardo, 1 (to delay, check the speed of) may serve: to s. the rapid flow of rivers, rapidos fluminum lapsus morari, Hor. Od. 1, 12, 9: s.'d the flight of winged fate, volucris fati tardavit alas, ib. 2, 17, 24: v. to delay, check. Phr.: to s. (hold) one's breath, animam comprimere, Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 28: to s. any one's tongue (silence him), alicui linguam comprimere, Pl. Am. 1, 1, 195: to s. a traveller on his way, viatorem consistere cogere, Caes. B. G. 4, 5: to s. (catch, intercept), the enemy in his flight, hostes fugientes excipere: v. to intercept (I., 3). III. To put a s. to: comprĭmo, rĕprĭmo, compesco, etc.: v. stop, subs., also to check, restrain. B. Intrans.: I. To come to a standstill, pause: 1. sisto, 3: both as v. intr. and with pron. refl.: uncertain where they may be allowed to s., incerti ubi s. detur, Virg. Aen. 3, 7: they s. not in their headlong career before ..., non prius se ab effuso cursu sistunt, Liv. 6, 29. Freq. in sepulchral inscrr. s. traveller! siste viator! Esp. in comps.: (1.) consisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3: now to go more quickly, now to s., ire modo ocius interdum c., Hor. S. 1, 9, 9: Caes. B. G. 4, 5: Ter. (2.) rĕsisto, 3: to s. at any one's call, ad verba revocantis r., Ov. M. 1, 503: (the stag) s.'d by the fountain, ad fontem restitit, Phaedr.: to s. (in flight) for the purpose of fighting, pugnandi causa r., Caes. B. G. 5, 51. (3.) insisto, 3: the motions of the stars s., (in contrast to acceleration or retardation), motus stellarum i., Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103: to s. for a moment (in speaking), i. paulum, id. Fin. 5, 25, 75. (4.) subsisto, 3 (to pause a little before going on): v. to halt, pause. (5.) dēsisto, 3: v. to cease. 2. with ref. to persons riding or driving: expr. by equum (equos) inhibere, sustinere: v. supr. (A., II.). II. To stay, remain: 1. măneo, nsi, nsum, 2: v. remain. Esp. = to s. the night over, in travelling: to s. at any one's house, apud aliquem m., Cic. Att. 4, 18: Hor. S. 1, 5, 37, etc. 2. commŏror, 1 (to make a stay at any place): to s. (for some time) at a person's house, apud aliquem c., Cic. Man. 5, extr.: he s.'d about 25 days in that place, dies circiter xxv. in eo loco commoratus, Caes. B. G. 5, 7. 3. sto, stĕti, stātum, 1 (to stand waiting): Cic. Pis. 6, 13 (fig.). III. To leave off doing anything: dēsĭno, ŏmitto, intermitto (to leave off for a time): v. to cease.
stop (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Delay, hindrance1. comprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 32. compesco, ui, 33. cŏhĭbeo, 2 (less strong)4. exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 3 (a very strong expr.5. dĭrĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (to break off, interrupt)6. ŏmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (to leave off doing something; whereas the precedd. chiefly refer to stopping others)7. to put a temporary s. to, moram alicui rei facere, moram inferreII. PauseIII. Mark of punctuationIV. In an organ • stop (subs.): I. Delay, hindrance: esp. in phr. to put a stop to: 1. comprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 3: to put a s. to sedition, seditionem c., Liv. 2, 23, med.: Cic. (In sim. sense, reprimo, to check, as for a time: the diff. between comprimo and reprimo is seen in the foll. passage: hanc pestem paullisper reprimi, non in perpetuum comprimi posse, Cic. Cat. 1, 12, fin.) 2. compesco, ui, 3: he put a s. to a mutiny by a single word, exercitus seditionem uno verbo compescuit, Tac. A. 1, 42: to put a s. to uproar, clamorem c., Hor. Od. 2, 20, 23: Lucr. (Not so in Cic.) 3. cŏhĭbeo, 2 (less strong): v. to restrain. 4. exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 3 (a very strong expr.: to put an end to, annihilate): Cic.: v. to destroy. 5. dĭrĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (to break off, interrupt): to put a s. to a battle (before it is finished), pugnam, proelium d., Caes.: Liv.: so, to put a s. to mutiny, seditionem d., Front. Str. 1, 8, 6. 6. ŏmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (to leave off doing something; whereas the precedd. chiefly refer to stopping others): let us put a s. to mourning, omittamus lugere, Cic. Br. 67, fin.: Hor. 7. to put a temporary s. to, moram alicui rei facere, moram inferre: v. delay. II. Pause: intermissio, quies, pausa (a word best avoided, though used by Lucr., Pl., and revived by Gell., etc.): or expr. by verb: v. pause, intermission; and to stop (B.). III. Mark of punctuation: interpunctum, interpunctio, distinctio: v. punctuation. IV. In an organ: perh. ĕpistŏmium (R. and A.); or with reference to the handle pulled, perh. căpŭlus: v. handle. To open all the s.s, omnia sonorum itinera aperire, Bau. (R. and A.).
STOP Copy link • STOP 1. v. Transitively, morari: remorari: moram facere alicui rei: moram afferre alicujus or alicui rei: moram et tarditatem afferre alicui rei (cause a delay in anything): tardare: retardare (to retard the prosecution of anything; e.g., of a journey, of the pursuit of an enemy): tenere: retinere: sustinere (to stop the progress of something; a thief, a carriage, a horse): reprimere (to check forcibly; fugam hostium; redundantem lacum): arcere: cohibere (to hold anything off, so that it may not approach): inhibere: sistere (sistere, of persons or things; inhibere, of lifeless objects in motion, currens, or flumen, sistitur; currus inhibetur). To stop anybody, morari, demorari, remorari aliquem (general term for delaying him): detinere, demorari et detinere aliquem (to draw him back, with reference to some object pursued by him): abrumpere (to stop abruptly): to stop anybody on a journey, retardare aliquem in via; remorari alicujus iter to stop anybody’s pursuit of an enemy, tardare aliquem ad insequendum hostem (of a marsh or other obstacle): to stop the progress of a war, moram et tarditatem afferre bello; morari celeritatem belli; the onset of an enemy, tardare or retardare hostium impetum: to stop horses, equos sustinere (opposed to agere, incitare); frenare; refrenare (to bridle; to hold in check): to stop mischief, obviam ire alicui rei (to meet a difficulty or danger by counteracting measures): stop thief! tenete furem!to stop one’s breath, animam comprimere (Terentianus); spiritum retinere (Cels., hold one’s breath): to stop the course of a vessel, navigium inhibere: to stop a sedition, uproar, etc., seditionem, motus comprimere: to stop one’s self, se sustinere; se reprimere; se cohibere: to stop anybody’s mouth, linguam alicui occludere; alicui os obturare; comprimere linguam alicujus, or vocem alicujus, or aliquem only (all comedy): to stop payment, non solvendo esse: to stop anybody on the high-road, viatorem invitum consistere cogere (Caes., B.G., 4, 5; not of itself implying robbery). Intransitively, To stay, abide, manere: permanere. To stop on the road, devertere ad aliquem (in hospitium): to stop with anybody, in alicujus domo or apud aliquem habitare; apud aliquem or in alicujus domo deversari (for a time, as a guest); cum aliquo habitare (to live together); commorari (to he stopping at or abiding for a time). [Vid: STAY.] To pause, consistere: insistere: subsistere: quiescere: (1) in speaking, paullum respirare; in lectione spiritum suspendere (Quint., 1, 8, 1); intervallo or intervallis dicere (opposed to sine intervallis dicere, after Cic., Or., 3, 48, 185; also, uno tenore dicere, to speak without intermission): (2) in reading, distinguere (to observe the proper stops): (3) in singing, intermittere: (4) in writing or printing, interpungere: (5) in drinking, intermittere. Without stopping, sine intervallo; ne intervallo quidem facto; sine ulla intermissione; uno tenore: to drink without stopping, non respirare in hauriendo (Plin., 14, 22, 28). To cease, Vid: STOP UP, obturare: obstipare: claudere (shut in): obstruere: obsepire: intercludere. To stop up the way, viam praecludere: viam obstruere (barricade): iter obsepire: iter intercludere: interrumpere. To stop up with anything, aliqua re pro tomento uti. 2. s. Delay, mora: impedimentum: or by the verb. Pause, intermissio: intermissus (Plin.); or by the verb. Point (in writing), punctum. (On a musical instrument), by the Greek Βόμβαξ or ὅλμος: some say *epistomium (in a wind instrument): manubrium, *capulum (in a stringed instrument). To open all the stops, omnia sonorum itinera aperire (Bau.).