Head back and Stop

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Stop and head back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Head back".

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Head back and stop are semantically related. You can use "Head back" instead a verb "Stop".

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

So I sit there at the stop sign awhile shivering, tilt my head back and real soft I say, "You didn't have to shout."

Source: Give Me a Sign
Lifehacker's "Five Survival Skills the Movies Taught You Wrong" explains that the right way to stop one is by pinching the nose shut, not by tilting the head back.

Source: Deadly Nosebleed
Luckily, William, who is making his monthly newspaper delivery to Edna, overhears everything and holds Edna off while Marty and Doc escape.The two time travellers head back to 1876 to stop Edna from burning down the saloon.

Source: Recap / Back to the Future

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