stopped

1. (verb) To cease moving. 2. (verb) To not continue. 3. (verb) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing. 4. (verb) To cease; to no longer continue (doing something). 5. (verb) To cause (something) to come to an end. 6. (verb) To close or block an opening. 7. (verb) (often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens. 8. (verb) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily. 9. (verb) To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part. 10. (verb) To punctuate. 11. (verb) To 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. 13. (adjective) (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped. 14. (adjective) (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end. 15. (adjective) (of a plant) In a well-pruned state. 16. (adjective) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.