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ストップする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Broadly used as a noun or with する for stopping movement, action, or supply. Can be transitive or intransitive depending on context.

〈事こと〉にストップをかけるto put a stop to something
政せい府ふはその計けい画かくにストップをかけた。
The government put a stop to the plan.
〈事こと〉にストップがかかるfor something to be halted (passive)
工こう事じにストップがかかった。
The construction work was halted.

止とめるN5
止める is the native Japanese transitive verb for stopping something, while ストップ is a loanword often used with する in casual or technical announcements.
止とまるN4
止まる is the native Japanese intransitive verb for coming to a stop, whereas ストップ can express the same idea but sounds more like a command or signal term.
停てい止しN3
停止 is a formal, often technical or legal term for stopping, while ストップ is more casual and commonly used in spoken or everyday contexts.
中ちゅう止しN4
中止 specifically means cancelling or discontinuing a planned event, while ストップ more broadly means to halt any ongoing movement or action.
立たち往おう生じょうN1
ストップ is a generic loanword for stopping, while 立ち往生 specifically implies getting stuck or stranded with no way to proceed.

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Loanword from English 'stop'.