stopped
/stɑpt/ adjective A1- 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.
- In the state resulting from having stopped. · A stopped clock is right twice a day.
- Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- 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.
From the library
When the procession came opposite to Alice, they all stopped and looked at her, and the Queen said severely “Who is this?” She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply.
“Stupid things!” Alice began in a loud, indignant voice, but she stopped hastily, for the White Rabbit cried out, “Silence in the court!” and the King put on his spectacles and looked anxiously round, to make out who was talking.
But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips.
It slipped as far as the second joint and stopped.
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