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Also Inflected form of stop

stopped

stop·ped

UK/stɒpt/ US/stɔpt/ very common

adjective

1.

used of string or hole or pipe of instruments

Antonyms
2.

(of a nose) blocked

  • “a stopped (or stopped-up) nose”
Synonyms
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • a stopped clock is right twice a day
  • even a stopped clock is right twice a day
  • stopped clock illusion
  • stopped pipe

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