attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
CEASE
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
STOP
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
CORK
stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"
close a bottle with a cork
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
a port city in southern Ireland
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
DEPOT
a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
DESIST
choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
Stop quit
DIE
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"
a device used for shaping metal
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion s
END
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
be the end of; be the las
HALT
stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
the event of something ending;
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
LETUP
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
PREVENT
keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"