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Meaning of stopped

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

stopped

Pronunciation:/stɑpt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cease moving.

    Example: I stopped at the traffic lights.

  2. To not continue.

    Example: Soon the rain will stop.

  3. To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

    Example: The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.

  4. To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).

    Example: One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.

    Example: 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.

    Example: 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.