Stopping

//ˈstɑpɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of something that stops; a halt.
"constant startings and stoppings"
2
the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch wordnet
3
Material for filling a cavity in a tooth. dated
"an amalgam stopping"
4
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members wordnet
5
A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.

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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
present participle and gerund of stop form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

abode break check close closing cohabitation

Antonyms

flow running walk

Example

"How about stopping over at Kyoto and sightseeing at the old capital?"

Related phrases

hot-stopping non-stopping pre-stopping stopping distance stopping power stopping service stopping time stopping train stopping-out th-stopping

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