noun
Meaning 1
The act of something that stops; a halt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- constant startings and stoppings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stopping
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.
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Pronunciation
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stŏpʹĭng
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɒpɪŋ/
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Australian, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard: /ˈstɔpɪŋ/
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General-American: /ˈstɑpɪŋ/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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New-Zealand: /ˈstɒpɪŋ/
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New-Zealand: [ˈstɔ̟pɪŋ]
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Midlands, Northern-England: /ˈstɒpɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
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rhymes with -ɒpɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Material for filling a cavity in a tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
Examples
- an amalgam stopping
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: filling
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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 .
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of stop
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the violinist's stopping was excellent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: playing
Narrower terms: double stopping
noun
Meaning 7
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fillet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context