1.  stopping(n = noun.artifact) fillet - fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members;
is a kind of fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast

2.  stopping(n = noun.act) - the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"
is a kind of playing
has particulars: double stopping

1.  Material for filling a cavity. [1913 Webster]

2.  A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air. [1913 Webster]

3.  A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. Youatt. [1913 Webster]

stopping, n. Brit. a filling for a tooth.

N  cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence, intermission, remission, suspense, suspension, interruption, stop, stopping, closure, stoppage, halt, arrival, pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop, interregnum, abeyance, cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock, finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration, comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop, end, death, I pause for a reply.

N  stopper, stopple, plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap, rammer, ram, ramrod, piston, stop-gap, wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil, pledget, tompion, tourniquet, cover, valve, vent peg, spigot, slide valve, janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.

double stopping, stopping place, stopping point, without stopping