Estopped vs Stopped - What's the difference?
estopped | stopped |
(estop)
To impede or bar by estoppel.
* 1957 , William F. Buckley Jr., National Review , November 23, 1957:
To stop up, to plug
(stop)
(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;
(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
(phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b'', ''d'', ''p'', and ''t .
As verbs the difference between estopped and stopped
is that estopped is (estop) while stopped is (stop).As an adjective stopped is
(of a vehicle) not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;.estopped
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Verb
(head)estop
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Verb
(estopp)- ...we twitted them, while we were together in the sun of the Continent, about English heating habits. Having done that, we are now estopped from bringing the matter up.
Anagrams
*stopped
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- We were stopped for more than three hours!
- ''They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
- A stopped clock is right twice a day.