Collocations with "stop"

72 collocations found

stop publication

to stop producing a newspaper or magazine

publication6.2
stop a sale

To prevent a sale from happening or continuing.

sale6.2
a spasm stops

The spasm ceases.

spasm6.2
bombardment stops

The bombardment ends.

bombardment6.1
stop a bombardment

To cause a bombardment to end.

bombardment6.0
stop this insanity

to put an end to a situation or behavior that is considered foolish or irrational

insanity6.0
organ stop

A knob or lever on an organ that is operated to allow a particular set of pipes to sound.

organ5.9
slide5.8
stop proceedings

To end a legal process completely.

proceedings5.3
stop an onslaught

to cause an attack to end

onslaught4.8
stop the haemorrhage

to stop a bleed (often used figuratively)

haemorrhage4.6
wedding4.1