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Webster 1913 Edition
Stopped
Stopped
,Adj.
(Phonetics)
Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; – said of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.).
H. Sweet.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stopped
STOPPED
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Definition 2024
stopped
stopped
English
Verb
stopped
- simple past tense and past participle of stop
Adjective
stopped (comparative more stopped, superlative most stopped)
- (of a vehicle) 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!
- They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
- (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
- A stopped clock is right twice a day.
- (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- (of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
- (phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
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