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noun
- 1. a filling for a tooth. dated British
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1. a. : to close by filling or obstructing. b. : to hinder or prevent the passage of. c. : to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by. easy to stop a bullet along a lonely … road Harvey Fergusson. 2. a. : to close up or block off (an opening) : plug. b. : to make impassable : choke, obstruct. c. : to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice) 3.
Synonyms for STOPPING: passing, finishing, ending, dying, terminating, ceasing, closing, concluding; Antonyms of STOPPING: remaining, leftover, residual, lingering, continuing, lasting, persisting, enduring
STOPPING definition: 1. present participle of stop 2. present participle of stop . Learn more.
1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up: The tea leaves stopped the drain. 2. To constrict (an opening or orifice): My nose is stopped up. 3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example). 4. To prevent the flow or passage of: stop supplies from getting through. 5. a.
(Definition of stopping from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of stopping. stopping. It's not the easiest thing to find, but people keep stopping by. From The Verge. As for background checks stopping straw buyers, you don't seem to get how this works. From TIME.
Stopping definition: a barrier erected to prevent the flow of air or gas.. See examples of STOPPING used in a sentence.
to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. Antonyms: start. to interrupt, arrest, or check (a course, proceeding, process, etc.): Stop your work just a minute. Antonyms: start. to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies. to restrain, hinder, or prevent (usually followed by from ): I couldn't stop him from going.
to cease; come to an end. to halt for a brief visit (often fol. by at, in, or by): He is stopping at the best hotel in town. stop by, to make a brief visit on one's way elsewhere: I'll stop by on my way home. Photography stop down, (on a camera) to reduce (the diaphragm opening of a lens).
Definition of stop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the act of stopping an activity, or the state in which someone or something is not moving or active anymore: Please wait until the plane comes to a complete stop before leaving your seat . (Definition of stop from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
