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Webster 1913 Edition


Stopped

Stopped

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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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pp.
Closed; obstructed; hindered from proceeding; impeded; intercepted.

Definition 2024


stopped

stopped

English

Verb

stopped

  1. simple past tense and past participle of stop

Adjective

stopped (comparative more stopped, superlative most stopped)

  1. (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.
  2. (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
    A stopped clock is right twice a day.
  3. (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
  4. (of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
  5. (phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of H. Sweet to this entry?)

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