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σταματώ — meaning in English

stamato

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English meaning

  • slow adj Moving, acting, or happening at a low speed; not fast.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

σταματώ is used for these senses in English:

  • call it a day (idiomatic) To cease an activity. [from 1919]
  • slow (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
  • stem (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
  • stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

slow — full definition

  1. adj Moving, acting, or happening at a low speed; not fast.
  2. adj Not quick to understand or learn.
  3. verb To make something move or happen at a reduced speed.

stem — full definition

  1. noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
  2. noun A slender supporting part of an object, such as a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
  3. noun The base form of a word to which endings are added.
  4. verb To originate or arise from something.
  5. verb To stop or hold back the flow or spread of something.
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