stoppe — meaning in English

English meaning

• arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
• stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.

Senses

stoppe is used for these senses in English:

• arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
• stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
• stuff (transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

arrest — full definition

1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

stop — full definition

1. verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
2. verb To cease doing something, or to prevent it from continuing.
3. noun A place where a bus, train, or other vehicle regularly halts to pick up or drop off passengers.

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