stopping

Pluralstoppings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of stop. Use this -ing form for an action happening right now.

   She is stopping by the store on her way home.

   Stopping at the red light, he checked his phone.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   A halt, or the act of coming to rest.

   Like pressing pause so everything comes to rest for a moment.

   The sudden stopping of the train threw passengers forward.

   Frequent stopping made the bus trip much longer.

   Similarhalting, halt, pausing, cessation

   Oppositestarting, start (entry)

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3. 3
   noundatedcountable

   Material used to fill a hole in a tooth.

   Like putty used to fill a small hole in a wall.

   The dentist pressed a soft stopping into the hole in my tooth.

   Then one day a big stopping came out of one of my back teeth.

   1958, Henno Martin, The Sheltering DesertHere, stopping means a filling in a tooth.

   Similarfilling

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A wall or door in a mine that controls how air flows.

   Like a door you close to keep a draft from getting in.

   Miners built a stopping to send fresh air deeper into the tunnel.

   The old stopping had crumbled, letting air leak through.

   Similarpartition, bulkhead, barrier, seal

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A soft pad placed on a horse's hoof to keep it from drying out.

   Like a damp cloth laid on something to keep it from drying out.

   The groom pressed a wet stopping onto the pony's hoof each evening.

   A good stopping keeps the hoof soft overnight.

   Similarpoultice, packing, pad

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