stopped
/stɑpt/
adjective
- No longer moving or active; brought to a halt.
- Traffic was stopped for miles due to the accident.
- The engine is stopped, so we need to restart it.
- The stopped clock showed the exact time of the power outage.
verb
- Past tense of stop: to cease moving, operating, or continuing.
- The bus stopped at the corner to pick up passengers.
- She stopped talking when the teacher entered the room.
- He stopped the car because the light turned red.
- Past tense of stop: to prevent someone from doing something or something from happening.
- The security guard stopped the thief from escaping.
- A sudden rainstorm stopped the outdoor concert.
- New laws stopped the company from dumping waste in the river.
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