stopped

adjective
/stɒpt/

Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.

Example

“We were stopped for more than three hours!”

Other meanings

In the state resulting from having stopped.
“A stopped clock is right twice a day.”
Having a stop; being closed at one end.

Related words

nonstopped
stoppedness
stopped clock illusion
glottal-stopped
pre-stopped
stopped pipe

Example sentences

“Do you know why I stopped you?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I stopped drinking pop a while back.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Could we have stopped this from happening?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “stopped” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.