Stop may refer to:

Places

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

Facilities

* Bus stop *

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

, 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 that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

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

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* ''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, 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 #1 position on the ''Billboard'' ...

", a song by The Supremes * "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 2008. ...

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

Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for Cell growth, growth, reaction to Stimu ...

'' * "Stop", by En Vogue from ''

Soul Flower In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

'' * "Stop!", by Erasure from ''

Crackers International ''Crackers International'' is a Christmas extended play, EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums ''The Innocents (Erasure album), The Innocents'' and ''Wild! (Erasure album), Wild!''. It reached number-one in Denmark and Argentin ...

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

Jack in the Box Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant chain founded February 21, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson (1916–1994) in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coas ...

'' * "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 their ...

'' * "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 and Universal Music Domestic throughout German-speaking Europe on 11 September 2009. The band's second post-reunion effort following ...

'' * "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 Peter Ivers, composed by Peter Ivers, with lyrics by David Lynch. The song is featured in Lynch's 1977 film ''Eraserhead'', and was subsequen ...

Medicine and anatomy

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

Stop codon In molecular biology (specifically protein biosynthesis), 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 mess ...

, a type of RNA molecule in genetic code * STOP protein, a protein in animals *

Surgical termination of pregnancy Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregnan ...

, a type of abortion

Linguistics

*Stop consonant, a type of consonant in which you block the flow of air for a moment and suddenly release it. Also known as a plosive or an occlusive.

Optics and photography

* Stop, the difference of a power of 2 in the context of exposure value ** F-stops, a unit of measure of aperture * Stop bath, a chemical used in film processing

Arrestation devices

* Door stop * Petzl Stop, a descender used in caving * Train stop, a train protection device

Halting

* Stop sign, a traffic signal * Full stop (full point, period), a punctuation mark ** STOP, used to replace that symbol in telegraphs, as Morse code 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 brief police detention in the United States

Other uses

* Safe Tables Our Priority, a food safety organization * Secure Trusted Operating Program, a computer operating system * Aldo Novarese#Stop, Stop, a futuristic display typeface by Aldo Novarese * Stop squark, 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)