stop down

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to reduce the size of the aperture of (a camera lens)

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Example Sentences

First stop down under is Perth, and the tour opener with the Western Force on June 28.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

Campbell never flinched, though, standing tall on Tampa Bay’s final power-play opportunity and the making another big stop down the stretch to thwart Brayden Point’s attempt to tie the score.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022

So Live Nation is barred from punishing an arena by, say, steering a star like Drake to appear at a rival stop down the road.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2018

As it did in several games, the defense played well in the first half but could not make a stop down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2016

"He went that way—see that bus stop down the street?"

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman