stoping

American  

[stoh-ping] / ˈstoʊ pɪŋ /

noun

Geology.

1. a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.

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stoping British  

/ ˈstəʊpɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called: magmatic stoping.  geology the process by which country rock is broken up and engulfed by the upward movement of magma See also stope

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Etymology

Origin of stoping

First recorded in 1770–80; stope + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The inspirational quotes become increasingly absurd, disturbing, ungrammatical: “your ‘family’ is stoping you from being successful” — Anonymous; “The road to success is a rod that will take you to succes” — Colin R. Das.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2020

"Let me be clear: I have consistently called on white males like me to step, take responsibility, and be a part of stoping the sexism and bigotry that other white males engage in," Avenatti wrote.

From Fox News • Oct. 25, 2018

More often than not, such a ploy was successful in stoping City, and therein lies the challenge this season – can they find an effective plan B, particularly when Kaka is missing?

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2016

Where some of the country rock is broken off, it may fall into the magma, a process called stoping.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

"Proportional charges" are those which, like ore-breaking, stoping, supporting stopes, and tramming, are a direct coefficient of the ore extracted.

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert