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stopping

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: st?p??ng, IPA(key): /?st?p??/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: st?p??ng, IPA(key): /?st?p??/
  • Hyphenation: stop?ping
  • Rhymes: -?p??

Verb

stopping

  1. present participle of stop

Derived terms

Noun

stopping (plural stoppings)

  1. The act of something that stops; a halt.
  2. Material for filling a cavity.
  3. (mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
  4. A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
    • 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse
      The drawing poultices and stoppings of farriers are often highly injurious, instead of abating inflammation .

Synonyms

  • (act of something that stops): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause

Anagrams

  • Toppings, toppings

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stoppage

English

Etymology

From stop +? -age.

Noun

stoppage (plural stoppages)

  1. A pause or halt of some activity.
    Synonyms: hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
  2. Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.

Translations

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