Definition of "stopping" []

• Present participle of stop. (verb)
• Material for filling a cavity. (noun)
• A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air. (noun)
• A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. (noun)

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• "Though one has to be careful of the term stopping the march of the supermarkets."
• "Less than a month later, Drayton would successfully defend his title stopping Moroccan born Said Skouma, (22-4), of France, in the"
• "Here was a man who devotes his life to what he describes as stopping the mass killings of babies chastising an event for including someone in our program who wants to stop the mass killings of gays and lesbians."