stopped

/ stɒpt /

adjective

1. (of a pipe or tube, esp an organ pipe) closed at one end and thus sounding an octave lower than an open pipe of the same length

Example Sentences

"If this new order isn't stopped, the UK Government will likely issue similar orders to other companies, too."

From BBC

But, as the UN made clear, the escalator suddenly stopped after a White House videographer accidentally triggered a safety mechanism.

From Salon

He recognizes many of the people stopped by the RSF fighters.

From BBC

He stopped short in the speech of repeating his attack on Reform's deportation proposals as "racist" but vowed to fight racist rhetoric "with everything we have".

From BBC

Of the 21 products it named, eight have been recalled or manufacture stopped completely.

From BBC

Related Words

• blocked 
• interrupted