stop chorus: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples
A1Neutral; used across all registers from casual to formal.
Quick answer
What does “stop chorus” mean?
to cease movement or action.
Audio
Pronunciation
Definition
Meaning and Definition
to cease movement or action; to prevent something from happening or continuing.
Also refers to a place where vehicles halt (bus stop), a punctuation mark (full stop), or an act of prevention (put a stop to).
Dialectal Variation
British vs American Usage
Differences
Minor. 'Full stop' (UK) vs. 'period' (US) for punctuation. The phrase 'pull out all the stops' is more common in UK English.
Connotations
Largely identical.
Frequency
Equally high frequency in both dialects.
Grammar
How to Use “stop chorus” in a Sentence
stop + NP (stop the car)stop + gerund (stop smoking)stop + to-infinitive (stop to think)stop + adverb/preposition (stop by, stop at)intransitive (the music stopped)Vocabulary
Collocations
Examples
Examples of “stop chorus” in a Sentence
verb
British English
- The lorry stopped suddenly in the middle of the roundabout.
- You must stop wasting electricity.
American English
- The truck stopped suddenly in the middle of the traffic circle.
- You need to stop wasting gas.
adjective
British English
- We got off at the next stop.
- It was a non-stop flight to Bangkok.
American English
- We got off at the next stop.
- It was a nonstop flight to Bangkok.
Usage
Meaning in Context
Business
"We need to stop the production line to fix the fault."
Academic
"The study was stopped early due to ethical concerns."
Everyday
"Can you stop at the shop on your way home?"
Technical
"Apply the emergency stop function immediately."
Watch out
Common Mistakes When Using “stop chorus”
- Incorrect: I stopped to watch TV every night. (Correct: I stopped watching TV every night.)
- Incorrect: The government stopped him to leave the country. (Correct: The government stopped him from leaving the country.)
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
'Stop doing' means to cease an activity (e.g., I stopped eating sugar). 'Stop to do' means to halt one activity in order to begin another (e.g., I stopped to eat some sugar).
It is a regular verb: stop, stopped, stopped.
Yes, frequently. For example: a bus stop, a full stop, making a pit stop.
Usually 'from' (UK & US): They stopped me from entering. In informal US English, 'stop' can sometimes be used without 'from' (They stopped me entering).
to cease movement or action.
Stop chorus is usually neutral; used across all registers from casual to formal. in register.
Stop chorus: in British English it is pronounced /stɒp/, and in American English it is pronounced /stɑːp/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.
Phrases
Idioms & Phrases
- “pull out all the stops”
- “stop at nothing”
- “put a stop to something”
- “stop dead in your tracks”
- “stop short of”
- “a whistle-stop tour”
Learning
Memory Aids
Mnemonic
Imagine a big red STOP sign. The word is short and commanding, just like the action.
Conceptual Metaphor
MOVEMENT IS A JOURNEY / AN ACTION IS A JOURNEY (to stop is to halt progress on that journey).
Practice
Quiz
What is the key difference between 'stop doing' and 'stop to do'?