v come to a halt, stop moving\nv put an end to a state or an activity\nv stop from happening or developing\nv interrupt a trip\nv cause to stop\nv prevent completion\nv hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of\nv seize on its way\nv have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical\nv render unsuitable for passage\nv stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments