stopped

/stɑpt/

IPA: /S T AA1 P T/

verb

1
To cease moving.
“I stopped at the traffic lights.”
2
To not continue.
“Soon the rain will stop.”
3
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
“The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.”
4
To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
“One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.”
5
To cause (something) to come to an end.
“The referees stopped the fight.”
6
To close or block an opening.
“He stopped the wound with gauze.”
7
(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
“To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22.”
8
To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
“He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive.”
9
To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
10
To punctuate.
11
To make fast; to stopper.

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adjective

1
(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
“They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.”
2
(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
“A stopped clock is right twice a day.”
3
(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
4
(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
5
Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.

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