In AZ: ""Stop", if required, means complete cessation from movement." Anything else at a stop sign is running it. So for me I don't stop at a stop sign if my front wheel does not for at least a very brief moment stop rotating. I say I 'run' it if I don't feel like I've stopped for a moment and looked all important ways carefully, perhaps I'll still be moving very slowly.
'Running a red' is going thru a red light no matter if one or I stops first or not. 'Blowing' a red light is going thru without stopping first.
I know you did not want to talk about laws, but I mention the legal definition of stop as it is relevant.
Al