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Stopped

//stɑpt// adj, verb

Definitions

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

    "We were stopped for more than three hours!"

  2. 2
    In the state resulting from having stopped. broadly

    "A stopped clock is right twice a day."

  3. 3
    Having a stop; being closed at one end.
  4. 4
    In a well-pruned state.
  5. 5
    Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.

    "þ was first voiced and then stopped , becoming d"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a nose) blocked wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of stop form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

Etymology 2

From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

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