stopped
UK /stɒpt/ · US /stɑpt/ adjective
Also a form of stop
- 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!”
- adjective (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped. “A stopped clock is right twice a day.”
- adjective (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- adjective (of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
- adjective (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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Etymology
From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “stopped”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details