English noun: stopping | |||
1. | stopping (artifact) fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members | ||
Synonyms | fillet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
2. | stopping (act) the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch | ||
Samples | The violinist's stopping was excellent. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | playing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | double stopping | ||