full-stop

See also: full stop and fullstop

English

Noun

full-stop (plural full-stops)

1. Alternative form of full stop.
   • 1997 June 5, Thomas Sutcliffe, “'Saying sorry' ends fraternal battles, soothes hysteria, puts a full-stop to baffled remorse”, in The Independent‎, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 December 2025:

     "Saying sorry" ends fraternal battles, soothes hysteria, puts a full-stop to that sump of baffled remorse into which children occasionally fall.

   • 2012 August 29, Simon Briggs, “Laura Robson produces masterful display to beat US Open Queen Kim Clijsters”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph‎, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 August 2012:

     If the match was a full-stop for Clijsters, it surely represented a coming of age for Robson.

   • 2020 June 21, Simon Hughes, “Resistance, pride and relief: What Liverpool’s title will mean to a city”, in The Athletic‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 April 2025:

     He [Tony Nelson] describes the match as “a full-stop at the end of the week.” It was something to look forward to.

   • 2022 September 24, Edward Helmore, “New York nodded off during Covid, now it’s struggling to wake up again”, in The Observer‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 September 2022:

     Young people, says [Ariel] Palitz, still have a strong urge to get out and stay out, to let go, drink and dance. “But now we have an opportunity to build back better. We had come to a full-stop, and we can’t just go back to how it was.”

Adjective

full-stop (not comparable)

1. Complete.
   • 2020 March 19, Sam Vecenie, “Vecenie: 2020 NBA Mock Draft, Version 4.0: Frozen in time”, in The Athletic‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 December 2025:

     I'm also not sure that he's a full-stop lead guard, though. He might be more of a guard who needs to play next to a playing-making guard who can get his own shot, because that's something he'll struggle with early in his career.

   • 2022 May 19, George Skelton, “California attorney general is one of few key races on the ballot. It’s worth our attention”, in Los Angeles Times‎, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 May 2022:

     And Hochman won’t say whether he voted for Trump. Early, however, is a full-stop Trumpster. He’s an unabashed conservative whom the Bonta team would love to run against in November.

   • 2023 May 2, Elizabeth Nelson, “Opinion | The Ed Sheeran lawsuit is a threat to Western civilization. Really.”, in The Washington Post‎, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 May 2023:

     Gaye was a full-stop genius, Townsend a fine songwriter, and “Let’s Get It On” is an objectively great song.

Verb

full-stop (third-person singular simple present full-stops, present participle full-stopping, simple past and past participle full-stopped)

1. (ambitransitive, informal, rare) To completely stop.

   Alternative form: full stop

   • 1997 November 21, Don Corbitt, “Solo In Seattle”, in rec.aviation.student‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 10 December 2025:

     Three touch and goes later, (and after a refresher on CTAF radio ops - announcing I'm on base when I'm really on downwind might confuse people), I full-stopped and taxied up to the little commuter terminal. CFI and the kids get out, and I'm on my own.

   • 1998 February 6, Sean Franklin, “Lesson 11 (long)”, in rec.aviation.student‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 10 December 2025:

     I full-stopped on the seventh landing, and taxied back to the ramp - I have a 10:00 meeting, and I'm thinking too much about that.

   • 1999 August 26, Paul Chefurka, “Dumbest tickets ever: What's yours?”, in rec.autos.makers.honda‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 10 December 2025:

     The cop made a rolling stop and went on through. She full-stopped, then drove up behind him, flashed her lights and tooted her horn.

   • 2008 August 10, Andy H., “NYTimes article”, in Walk Bike Washtenaw‎ (Google Groups), archived from the original on 10 December 2025:

     He'd come out and shout every week, and the group would continue to ignore him. Even when the letter to the sheriff, who wrote/called AAVC leadership, who lectured the group at the start of the ride, who then full-stopped the group there once, the next ride it was back to roll-through-as-usual, and the yelling.

   • 2017 October 17, Damien Carey, “Soooo, nobody told homeowners...reeeeeeeally? Nobody?”, in LHANC Buzz‎ (Google Groups), archived from the original on 10 December 2025:

     The developers told everybody the hippies' remonstrating was just environmental extremism and they didn't want you to have a home on this beautiful prairie. THE responsible party that did know where homes were going in harms way and should've full-stopped the development idiocy: US Army Corps of Engineers*.

Related terms

• full-stopped (adjective)