stopt
stopt is the obsolete spelling of stopped.
Meaning of stopped
Adjective
stopped (comparative more stopped, superlative most stopped)
- Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
- We were stopped for more than three hours!
- In the state resulting from having stopped.
- A stopped clock is right twice a day.
- Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- In a well-pruned state.
- Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
- þ was first voiced and then stopped , becoming d1874, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period
Questions about stopt
- What is stopt the obsolete spelling of?
- Stopt is the obsolete spelling of stopped.
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