Lack of the right foods in soil will stunt plants

أَوْقَفَ (أو أَعَاق) النُّمُوّ \ stunt: to prevent the full growth of: Lack of the right foods in soil will stunt plants. \ عَمَلٌ مُثير لا فائدة مِنْه \ stunt: a clever, sometimes dangerous, but useless act, esp. one which aims to draw public attention.

أَوْقَفَ \ arrest: to put a stop to: Can doctors arrest the progress of this disease?. bar: to forbid; prevent: He was barred from taking part in the game. call off: to give orders or decide to stop sth. which has been arranged: The meeting was called off.. close: to (cause to) be out of use: On his death, his business had to be closed (or closed down). cut off: to stop: Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. stem: to stop or lessen (a flow of water, etc.): You must first stem the flow of blood from the wound. The motorboat was not powerful enough to stem the sudden rush of water down the stream. stop: to put an end to (movement or progress): I stopped my car and got out. Rain stopped the match after ten minutes. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. suspend: to stop or set aside for a short time, hang: I shall suspend judgement until I know all the facts. \ See Also منع (مَنَعَ)‏ \ أَوْقَفَ ابتغاء السَّلب \ hold up: to stop (sb. or sth.) in order to steal: The criminals held up the travellers and took all their money. \ أَوْقَفَ (أو سَجَن) احتياطِيًّا \ remand: (of a court) to have sb. locked up until his trial can continue. \ أَوْقَفَ التَّعامُلَ مع \ boycott: to unite in refusing to deal with sb. or sth.: The students boycotted all Mr Brown’s classes. \ See Also قاطع (قَاطَعَ)‏ \ أَوْقَفَ السّيارة وتركَها مؤقتًا \ park: to leave a car when it is not in use: You may park (your car) here while you are shopping. \ أَوْقَفَ عضوًا (من الجسم) عن الحركة \ hold: to put or keep a part of the body in a certain position: Hold (yourself) still!. \ أَوْقَفَ (أو أَعَاق) النُّمُوّ \ stunt: to prevent the full growth of: Lack of the right foods in soil will stunt plants.