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