to detain, staunch, or hold back the flow of water; to stall, suspend, or stop a project or business plan; to prohibit the free movement of merchandise; to stagnate
to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space); to be present; to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion); to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb); to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
to be quits; to be satisfied with the fulfillment of the responsibilities, obligations or promises agreed with other people; to have no debts, responsibilities, obligations or promises left to fulfill.