STOPPING

Definition of STOPPING

  1. (verb)come to a halt, stop moving
  2. (verb)put an end to a state or an activity
  3. (verb)stop from happening or developing
  4. (verb)interrupt a trip
  5. (verb)cause to end
  6. (verb)prevent completion
  7. (verb)hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
  8. (verb)seize on its way
  9. (verb)have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  10. (verb)render unsuitable for passage
  11. (verb)stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
  12. (noun)fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
  13. (noun)the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch