1. To physically halt forward motion.When you take your driving test, remember to come to a full stop at every stop sign.Every driver came to a full stop as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by.
2. To reach an end point, often abruptly or due to difficulties.My research has come to a full stop because every experiment I've tried so far has failed.
See also: come, full, stop, to
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come to a full ˈstop
(British English) stop unexpectedly before something is or seems to be finished: It’s a very strange book — you’re in the middle of the story and it suddenly comes to a full stop. ♢ She came to a full stop and seemed unable to go on with her speech.
Full stop here refers to the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence.
See also: come, full, stop, to
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
I will intervene to ensure that something unpleasant stops happening.A: "Sounds like those kids are playing basketball again." B: "Oh, I'll put a stop to that—it's after midnight!"
See also: put, stop, that, to
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I'll put a stop to that.
I'll see that the just-mentioned undesirable activity is stopped. Fred: There are two boys fighting in the hall. Bob: I'll put a stop to that. Sue: The sales force is ignoring almost every customer in the older neighborhoods. Mary: I'll put a stop to that!
See also: put, stop, that, to
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
euphemism A short break in order to urinate or defecate.About halfway up the mountain trail I had to go behind a tree for a nature stop.No more nature stops—we're running late enough as it is!
See also: nature, stop
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