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

Helen says this, and the fear of reprisal, stopped her from speaking out for more than three decades.

From BBC

McDonald's said in a statement that it "identified an alternate supplier" for about 900 restaurants that had "temporarily stopped serving Quarter Pounder burgers with slivered onions".

From BBC

The firm said in October it had stopped working with the supplier of the onions and had removed them from its supply chain.

From BBC

However it "basically stopped him in his tracks in Zimbabwe" as the private schools were his harvesting ground, he said.

From BBC

“This was recycled water that should have been in the city’s system 20 years ago, but the politics of water stopped it,” Gold said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blocked
• interrupted