stopping

[ stop-ing ]
/ ˈstɒp ɪŋ /

noun Mining.

a barrier erected to prevent the flow of air or gas.

Origin of stopping

1700–05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; see -ing1

Definition for stopping (2 of 2)

Origin of stop

before 1000; Middle English stoppen (v.), Old English -stoppian (in forstoppian to stop up); cognate with Dutch, Low German stoppen, German stopfen; all ≪ Vulgar Latin *stuppāre to plug with oakum, derivative of Latin stuppa coarse hemp or flax < Greek stýppē

synonym study for stop

3. Stop, arrest, check, halt imply causing a cessation of movement or progress (literal or figurative). Stop is the general term for the idea: to stop a clock. Arrest usually refers to stopping by imposing a sudden and complete restraint: to arrest development. Check implies bringing about an abrupt, partial, or temporary stop: to check a trotting horse. To halt means to make a temporary stop, especially one resulting from a command: to halt a company of soldiers.

OTHER WORDS FROM stop

stop·less, adjective stop·less·ness, noun mul·ti·stop, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for stopping

British Dictionary definitions for stopping (1 of 2)

stopping
/ (ˈstɒpɪŋ) /

noun

British informal a dental filling
a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc

adjective

mainly British making many stops in a journey a stopping train

British Dictionary definitions for stopping (2 of 2)

stop
/ (stɒp) /

verb stops, stopping or stopped

noun

Derived forms of stop

stoppable, adjective

Word Origin for stop

C14: from Old English stoppian (unattested), as in forstoppian to plug the ear, ultimately from Late Latin stuppāre to stop with a tow, from Latin stuppa tow, from Greek stuppē

Idioms and Phrases with stopping

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