stopped
verbadjectivetop 1 000 in film dialogue
- United Kingdom//stɒpt//
- United States//stɑpt//
- Canada//stɒpt//
- Australia//stɔpt//
- New Zealand//stɒpt//
Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
verb
- 1
Also a form of stopsimple past and past participle of stop
Etymology
From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.
adjective
- 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!
They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
- 2
In the state resulting from having stopped.
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
- 3
Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- 4
In a well-pruned state.
- 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
Forms
- comparative
- more stopped
- superlative
- most stopped
stopped · Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
stopping · The act of something that stops; a halt.storage · The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.store · A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.