running aground;  stranding;  being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.);  being put out of action
 running aground;  stranding;  being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.);  being put out of action
 to stop writing;  to put down one's pen;  to close (a letter)
 to stop (doing something);  to cease;  to leave as is;  to leave alone;  to exclude;  to except