停住 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bust verb To break something, especially by force.
• discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
• halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
• pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
• save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.

Senses

停住 is used for these senses in English:

• bust (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
• call it quits To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time.
• cut out (transitive, informal) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).
• discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
• draw up (transitive) To cause to come to a halt.
• halt (transitive) To bring to a stop.
• pitch (with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
• pull over (transitive) To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.

bust — full definition

1. verb To break something, especially by force.
2. verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
3. noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
4. noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
5. adjective Broke; without any money.

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