Stop may refer to:

Places

Stop, Kentucky Stop is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. The origin of the name "Stop" is obscure. References Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky

, an unincorporated community in the United States * Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Facilities

Bus stop A bus stop is a place where Public transport bus service, buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelter (building), shelters ...

Truck stop A truck stop (known as a service station in the United Kingdom, a travel center by major chains in the United States and a roadhouse in rural Australia) is a commercial facility which provides refueling, rest (parking), and often ready-made f ...

, a type of rest stop for truck drivers * ''Rail stop'', colloquialism for a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

Film

* ''Stop'', a 1970 American film by Bill Gunn with Marlene Clark, Anna Aries, Edward Michael Bell * ''Stop'', a 1972 French-Canadian film by

Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film ''J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the ...

* ''Stop!'', a 2004 Hindi romantic film starring

Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. Mirza made her ...

* ''Stop'' (2015 film) South Korean-Japanese co-production directed by Kim Ki-duk

Music

Double stop In music, a double stop is the technique of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument such as a violin, a viola, a cello, or a double bass. On instruments such as the Hardanger fiddle it is common and often employed. In performin ...

, the act of playing two notes simultaneously *

Organ stop An organ stop is a component of a pipe organ that admits pressurized air (known as ''wind'') to a set of organ pipes. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist; each can be "on" (admitting the passage of a ...

, a component of a pipe organ * Stop (Stockhausen), a composition for orchestra by Karlheinz Stockhausen

Albums

* ''Stop'' (Don Lanphere album), and the title song, 1983 * ''Stop'' (Eric Burdon Band album), and the title song, 1975 * ''Stop'' (Franco De Vita album), 2004 * ''Stop'' (Plain White T's album), and the title song, 2001 * ''Stop!'' (album), by Sam Brown, and the title song, 1988

Songs

* "Stop!" (Against Me! song) * "Stop" (Bang song) * "Stop!" (Jane's Addiction song) * "Stop" (Omar Naber song), the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 * "Stop" (Pink Floyd song) * "Stop" (Ryan Adams song) * "Stop!" (Sam Brown song) * "Stop" (Sibel Redžep song) * "Stop" (Spice Girls song) * "Stop" (Stefanie Heinzmann song), recorded in 2009 * "

Stop! In the Name of Love "Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the number 1 position on the Billboard ...

", a song by the Supremes * "Stop", by

AJ Mitchell Aaron Fredrick "AJ" Mitchell Jr. (born May 17, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He gained a following in 2017 after posting clips of himself singing his original songs and performing covers on YouTube and Instagram. His first ...

* "Stop", by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from ''

Take Them On, On Your Own ''Take Them On, On Your Own'' is the second studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It was first released in the UK on August 25, 2003, and in the US on September 2, 2003. The album was reissued with bonus tracks in 200 ...

'' * "Stop", by

Clyde McPhatter Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960sPalmer, Robert (1981)"Roy Brown, a Pio ...

, B-side of the single "The Best Man Cried" * "Stop", by Dope from ''

Life Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, Structure#Biological, organisation, met ...

'' * "Stop", by Fitz and the Tantrums from ''All the Feels'' * "Stop", by En Vogue from '' Soul Flower'' * "Stop!", by Erasure from ''

Crackers International ''Crackers International'' is a Christmas EP released by English synth-pop duo Erasure in November 1988, in between the albums '' The Innocents'' (1988) and ''Wild!'' (1989). The EP reached number-one in Denmark and Argentina, and peaked at ...

'' * "Stop", by Girls Aloud from '' Sound of the Underground'' * "Stop", by J-Hope from ''

Jack in the Box Jack in the Box, Inc. is an American fast food restaurant chain founded on February 21, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of t ...

'' * "Stop", by James Gang from ''

Yer' Album ''Yer' Album'' is the debut studio album by American rock band James Gang. The album was released in early 1969 on the Bluesway label. This is the James Gang's only album to feature their bassist Tom Kriss. He was replaced by Dale Peters for thei ...

'' * "Stop", by the Linda Lindas from '' No Obligation'' * "Stop", by Matchbox Twenty from '' Mad Season'' * "Stop", by Mega City Four from '' Sebastopol Rd.'' * "Stop", by No Angels from ''

Welcome to the Dance ''Welcome to the Dance'' is the fifth studio album by all-female German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor Records, Polydor and Universal Music, Universal Music Domestic throughout German-speaking Europe on 11 September 2009. The band's sec ...

'' * "Stop", by Stefanie Heinzmann from ''

Roots to Grow ''Roots to Grow'' is the second studio album by the Swiss recording artist Stefanie Heinzmann, released by Universal Music Domestic on September 11, 2009 in German-speaking Europe. The follow-up to her platinum-certified 2008 debut album '' M ...

'' * "Stop", by Twin Sister from "

In Heaven "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)" (often referred to as simply "In Heaven") is a song performed by Laurel Near, composed by Peter Ivers, with lyrics by David Lynch. The song is featured in Lynch's 1977 film '' Eraserhead'', and was subsequ ...

" * "(Stop)", by the Lottery Winners from ''

Anxiety Replacement Therapy ''Anxiety Replacement Therapy'' is the fifth studio album by English indie pop band the Lottery Winners, released on 28 April 2023 through Modern Sky UK. It includes collaborations with Shaun Ryder, Frank Turner and Boy George, as well as three s ...

'' * "S.T.O.P.", by David Guetta from ''Listen''

Medicine and anatomy

* Stop (dog), a part of a dog's skull *

Stop codon In molecular biology, a stop codon (or termination codon) is a codon (nucleotide triplet within messenger RNA) that signals the termination of the translation process of the current protein. Most codons in messenger RNA correspond to the additio ...

, a type of RNA molecule in genetic code * STOP protein, a protein in animals * Surgical termination of pregnancy, a type of abortion

Linguistics

Stop consonant In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases. The occlusion may be made with the tongue tip or blade (, ), tongue body (, ), lip ...

, a type of consonant in which you block the flow of air for a moment and suddenly release it. Also known as a

plosive In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases. The occlusion may be made with the tongue tip or blade (, ), tongue body (, ), lip ...

or an

occlusive In phonetics, an occlusive, sometimes known as a stop, is a consonant sound produced by occluding (i.e. blocking) airflow in the vocal tract, but not necessarily in the nasal tract. The duration of the block is the ''occlusion'' of the consonan ...

Optics and photography

* Stop, the difference of a power of 2 in the context of

exposure value In photography, exposure value (EV) is a number that represents a combination of a camera's shutter speed and f-number, such that all combinations that yield the same exposure (photography), exposure have the same EV (for any fixed scene luminanc ...

F-stop An f-number is a measure of the light-gathering ability of an optical system such as a camera lens. It is calculated by dividing the system's focal length by the diameter of the entrance pupil ("clear aperture").Smith, Warren ''Modern Optical ...

s, a unit of measure of aperture *

Stop bath A stop bath is an acidic solution used for processing black-and-white photographic film, plates, and paper. It is used to neutralize the alkaline developer, thus halting development. A stop bath is commonly a 2% dilution of acetic acid in water ...

, a chemical used in film processing

Arrestation devices

Door stop A doorstop (also door stopper, door stop or door wedge) is an object or device used to hold a door open or closed, or to prevent a door from opening too widely. The same word is used to refer to a thin slat built inside a door frame to prevent ...

Petzl Stop A Petzl Stop is a bobbin descender used primarily in caving and formerly used for industrial rope access made by the French company Petzl. Usage The Stop is for use with single low stretch kernmantle ropes and is usually attached to the harne ...

, a descender used in caving *

Train stop Part of a railway signalling system, a train stop, trip stop or tripcock (sometimes called a tripper) is a train protection device that automatically stops a train if it attempts to pass a signal when the signal aspect and operating rules proh ...

, a train protection device

Halting

Stop sign A stop sign is a traffic sign designed to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure the intersection (road), intersection (or level crossing, railroad crossing) is safely clear of vehicles and pedestrians before contin ...

, a traffic signal *

Full stop The full stop ( Commonwealth English), period (North American English), or full point is a punctuation mark used for several purposes, most often to mark the end of a declarative sentence (as distinguished from a question or exclamation). A ...

(full point, period), a punctuation mark ** STOP, used to replace that symbol in telegraphs, as

Morse code Morse code is a telecommunications method which Character encoding, encodes Written language, text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called ''dots'' and ''dashes'', or ''dits'' and ''dahs''. Morse code i ...

has no method to produce it (sometimes STOP was used for a comma and FULL STOP for the period). * Stop error, a computer error screen *

Terry stop A ''Terry'' stop in the United States allows the police to briefly detain a person based on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. ("In ''Terry v. Ohio'', 392 U. S. 1, 30 (1968), we held that the police can stop and briefly ...

, a brief police detention in the United States

Other uses

Safe Tables Our Priority Stop Foodborne Illness, or STOP (formerly known as Safe Tables Our Priority), is a non-profit public health organization in the United States dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens. It was founded following t ...

, a food safety organization * Secure Trusted Operating Program, a computer operating system * Stop, a futuristic display typeface by Aldo Novarese *

Stop squark In particle physics, a stop squark, symbol , is the superpartner of the top quark as predicted by supersymmetry (SUSY). It is a sfermion, which means it is a spin-0 boson (scalar boson). While the top quark is the heaviest known quark, the sto ...

, in quantum physics, a supersymmetric squark which is the superpartner of the top quark * Society of Teachers Opposed to Physical Punishment, an organisation based in the United Kingdom * Strategic Operations, a military, police, and medical training company in San Diego * Stop or stopper, a specific type of card holding in one suit in the game of contract bridge (see: Glossary of contract bridge terms#stopper)