Definitions
1.verbTo cease moving."I stopped at the traffic lights."
2.verbTo not continue."Soon the rain will stop."
3.verbTo cause (something) to cease moving or progressing."The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."
4.verbTo cease; to no longer continue (doing something)."One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting."
5.verbTo cause (something) to come to an end."The referees stopped the fight."
6.verbTo close or block an opening."He stopped the wound with gauze."
7.verb(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens."To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22."
8.verbTo stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily."He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive."
9.verbTo regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
10.verbTo punctuate.
11.verbTo make fast; to stopper.
12.adjective(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle."They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help."
13.adjective(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped."A stopped clock is right twice a day."
14.adjective(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
15.adjective(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
16.adjectiveMade by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.