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stopped.

Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/stɒpt/Received-Pronunciation/stɔpt/Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/stɑpt/General-American/stɒpt/Canada
  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.

    broadly
    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.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/stɒpt/Received-Pronunciation/stɔpt/Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/stɑpt/General-American/stɒpt/Canada
  1. simple past and past participle of stop

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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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