STOPPING
Dictionary entry overview: What does stopping mean?
• STOPPING (noun)
The noun STOPPING has 2 senses:
1. fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
2. the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
Familiarity information: STOPPING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STOPPING (noun)
Meaning:
Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stopping; fillet
Hypernyms ("stopping" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meaning:
The kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the violinist's stopping was excellent
Hypernyms ("stopping" is a kind of...):
playing (the act of playing a musical instrument)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stopping"):
double stopping (stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time)
