parar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
- parry verb To block or deflect a blow, attack, or difficult question.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- 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
parar is used for these senses in English:
- arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
- cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
- cease (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
- hang (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- knock it off (colloquial, mostly, imperative, idiom) To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.
- quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- stand still (sometimes, figurative) To stop moving, to remain motionless.
- stem (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
cease — full definition
- verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- verb To stop doing something.