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Stopping

//ˈstɑpɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something that stops; a halt.

    "constant startings and stoppings"

  2. 2
    the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch wordnet
  3. 3
    Material for filling a cavity in a tooth. dated

    "an amalgam stopping"

  4. 4
    fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members wordnet
  5. 5
    A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
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  1. 6
    A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.

    "1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse The drawing poultices and stoppings of farriers are often highly injurious, instead of abating inflammation ."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stop form-of, gerund, participle, present

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