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Definition of Stopped
1. Adjective. (of a nose) blocked. "A stopped (or stopped-up) nose"
Definition of Stopped
1. a. Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; -- said of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.).
Definition of Stopped
1. Verb. (past of stop) ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; (non-gloss definition said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.) ¹
3. Adjective. (context: more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped. ¹
4. Adjective. (context: of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end. ¹
5. Adjective. (context: of a plant) In a well-pruned state. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stopped
1. stop [v] - See also: stop
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stopped
Literary usage of Stopped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"goes last, crosses, he is stopped by Cassius, who speaks to him. Brutus, going
over to L, does not notice this; ..."
2. Othello by William Shakespeare (2001)
"he trembled,— stopped, — tottered, — reeled; Charles, fearing the worst, went
forward and extended his arms; the father made another effort and advanced ..."
3. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1879)
"So they called after them, and they stopped, and stood still till they came up
to them ; but they concluded, as they went, that not Mr By-ends, ..."
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