Standard Lemma guide

stopped

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /stɒpt/
  • Australian, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard: /stɔpt/
  • General-American: /stɑpt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: /stɒpt/
  • New-Zealand: /stɒpt/
  • New-Zealand: [stɔ̟pt]
  • rhymes with -ɒpt
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In the state resulting from having stopped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • A stopped clock is right twice a day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a stop; being closed at one end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

In a well-pruned state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of stop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

(of a nose) blocked

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a stopped (or stopped-up) nose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stopped-up(a), stopped up(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: स्थिर (sthir) — not moving
  • Portuguese: parado — not moving
Real reading context

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