stopping

Noun
  1. Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members (synset 103343088)
    is a type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
    same as: fillet
  2. The kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch (synset 100102629)
    "the violinist's stopping was excellent"
    is a type of: playing - the act of playing a musical instrument
    subtypes: double stopping - stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time

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