Stopped Definition

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of stop.

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adjective

(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.

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(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.

A stopped clock is right twice a day.

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(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.

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(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.

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(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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Origin of Stopped

From stop +‎ -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

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