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stopping

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stop  (stp)
v. stopped, stop·ping, stops
v.tr.
1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up: The tea leaves stopped the drain.
2. To constrict (an opening or orifice): My nose is stopped up.
3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).
4. To prevent the flow or passage of: stop supplies from getting through.
5.
a. To halt the motion or progress of: stopped me and asked directions.
b. To block or deflect (a blow, for example); parry or ward off.
c. To be or get in the way of (a bullet or other missile); be killed or wounded by.
6.
a. To cause to desist or to change a course of action: stopped us from continuing the argument.
b. To prevent or restrain: stopped him from going.
7. To discontinue or cease: He stopped his complaining.
8.
a. To defeat (an opponent or opposing team).
b. To defeat in boxing by a knockout or technical knockout.
9. To order a bank to withhold payment of: stopped the check.
10. Music
a. To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch.
b. To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch.
v.intr.
1. To cease moving, progressing, acting, or operating; come to a halt: The clock stopped in the night.
2. To put an end to what one is doing; cease: had to stop at an exciting place in the book.
3. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off: stop by at a friend's house; stop in at the office; stop off at the gas station.
n.
1. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; cessation.
2. A finish; an end.
3. A stay or visit, as one taken during a trip.
4. A place at which someone or something stops: a regular stop on my paper route; a bus stop.
5. A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.
6. An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check.
7. A part in a mechanism that stops or regulates movement.
8. The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm.
9. A mark of punctuation, especially a period.
10. Music
a. The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument.
b. A fret on a stringed instrument.
c. A hole on a wind instrument.
d. A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument.
e. A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ.
f. A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes.
11. Nautical A line used for securing something temporarily: a sail stop.
12.
a. Linguistics One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.
b. A plosive.
13. The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog.
14. Sports A save made by a goalie.
15. Games A stopper.
16. Architecture A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding.
adj.
Of, relating to, or being of use at the end of an operation or activity: a stop code.
Phrasal Verbs:
stop down
To reduce (the aperture) of a lens.
stop out
To withdraw temporarily from college.

[Middle English stoppen, from Old English -stoppian, probably from Vulgar Latin *stuppre, to caulk, from Latin stuppa, tow, broken flax, from Greek stupp.]

stoppa·ble adj.
Synonyms: stop, cease, desist, discontinue, halt1, quit
These verbs mean to bring or come to an end: stop arguing; ceased crying; desist from complaining; discontinued the treatment; halting the convoy; quit laughing.
Antonym: start

stopping [ˈstɒpɪŋ]
n
1. (Medicine / Dentistry) Brit informal a dental filling
2. (Mining & Quarrying) a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc.
adj
Chiefly Brit making many stops in a journey a stopping train
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stopping - fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
2.stopping - the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"
playing - the act of playing a musical instrument
double stopping - stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time
Translations
stopping [ˈstɒpɪŋ]
A. N
1. (= halting) [of activity, progress, process] → suspensión f, interrupción f; [of vehicle] → detención f, parada f; [of cheque, wages] → bloqueo m, retención f; [of match, game, payment] → suspensión f; [of allowance, leave, privileges] → retirada f
2. (= filling) [of tooth] → empaste m
3. (= blocking) [of hole, pipe, leak] → relleno m, sellado m
B. CPD stopping place Nparadero m; [of bus] → parada f
stopping train Ntren m correo, tren m ómnibus
stopping
n stopping and starting (in driving) → stückchenweises Vorwärtskommen, Stop-and-go-Verkehr m; (in work) → ständige Unterbrechungen pl

stopping:
stopping place
n (of bus, train etc)Haltestelle f; this is an ideal stoppingdas ist ein idealer Platz zum Haltmachen
stopping train
n (esp Brit) → Personenzug m
stopping [ˈstɒpɪŋ]
1. n (gen) → arresto (fam) (in tooth) → otturazione f
2. adj stopping place (lay-by) → piazzola di sosta
we found a good stopping place → abbiamo trovato un bel posto per fare una sosta
stopping train → (treno) locale m

stopping [ˈstɒpɪŋ]
1. n (gen) → arresto (fam) (in tooth) → otturazione f
2. adj stopping place (lay-by) → piazzola di sosta
we found a good stopping place → abbiamo trovato un bel posto per fare una sosta
stopping train → (treno) locale m


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Stopping a day at Annapolis, he visited the shop of a well-known optician and ordered seven powerful telescopes, one for every day in the week.
He was reading a book, and thinking of what he was reading, and stopping to listen to Agafea Mihalovna, who gossiped away without flagging, and yet with all that, all sorts of pictures of family life and work in the future rose disconnectedly before his imagination.
He was gobbling mincemeat, meatbone, bread, cheese, and pork pie, all at once: staring distrustfully while he did so at the mist all round us, and often stopping - even stopping his jaws - to listen.
 
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