stopped

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of stop. Use this form for something that already happened or finished.

   The bus stopped at every corner along the route.

   She stopped to tie her shoe before crossing.

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2. 2
   adjective

   No longer moving or working, after coming to a halt.

   The stopped clock still hung on the kitchen wall.

   Dry leaves sat in the bowl of the stopped fountain all winter.

   Similaridle, stationary, motionless, still

   Oppositemoving, running, working

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3. 3
   adjective

   Standing still in a vehicle without being properly parked. Can also describe the people inside.

   A stopped car blocked the narrow lane for several minutes.

   The officer asked the stopped driver to roll down his window.

   Similarstationary, idle

   Oppositemoving

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4. 4
   adjective

   Closed at one end instead of open all the way through.

   Like a bottle sealed at the bottom, so air can't pass straight through it.

   A stopped pipe produces a softer, lower note.

   The organ's stopped ranks gave the music a mellow tone.

   Similarclosed, capped

   Oppositeopen

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5. 5
   adjective

   Made by fully closing the mouth for a moment, like the sounds b, d, p, and t.

   Like pressing your lips together to hold back the air, then letting it pop out.

   The letter p stands for a stopped sound made with the lips.

   Children learn stopped sounds such as b and d quite early.

   Similarplosive, occlusive

   Oppositecontinuous

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6. 6
   adjective

   Cut back and kept neat, like a well-trimmed plant.

   Like a hedge that's been trimmed so it grows thick and tidy.

   The stopped tomato plants grew bushy and strong.

   Gardeners like neatly stopped shrubs along the path.

   Similarpinched, trimmed

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