Stopped
/stɑpt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Stopped
verb
- To cease moving.
"I stopped at the traffic lights."
- To not continue.
"Soon the rain will stop."
- To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
"The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."
- To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
"One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting."
- To cause (something) to come to an end.
"The referees stopped the fight."
adjective
- (of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
"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.
- 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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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
continuemovegoproceed