full stop (UK)—
1. punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence:
- I remember sitting in class, repeating after the teacher—full stop, capital letter.
2. is used as an interjection to terminate a phrase with finality and emphasis:
- In fact, anything nuclear-related scares me, full stop.
3. a complete stop (as of traffic, etc.):
- The horse then … made a full stop, and expressed an unwillingness to proceed any farther.
full stop (U.S.)— = full stop (UK) 3:
- Despite the lack of any visible traffic, Sam made a full stop at the intersection and then turned north.