stop down

verb

1. adverb to reduce the size of the aperture of (a camera lens)

Example Sentences

Stop down for a 20-minute meditation break I’ll usually meditate for a second time before I start in on cooking or whatever the evening’s activities are going to be.

From Los Angeles Times

Stop down for a 20-minute meditation break I’ll usually meditate for a second time before I start in on cooking or whatever the evening’s activities are going to be.

From Los Angeles Times

We stop down for at most 10 minutes to go over rules, then they're right back in the kitchen learning on the fly what's in the pantry, are there any proteins in the fridges, what equipment do they have to work with in this challenge all the while coming up with what dish fits the criteria.

From Salon

A man pursues a woman from a Santa Monica bus stop down the California Incline on a fog-saturated night.

From Los Angeles Times

Campbell never flinched, though, standing tall on Tampa Bay’s final power-play opportunity and the making another big stop down the stretch to thwart Brayden Point’s attempt to tie the score.

From Seattle Times