stopped play
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4.3
- noun
:
pausa en el juego
- the referee stopped play
Examples
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Adaptation: Periodically, the teacher blows a whistle to stop play.
Academic text (1996) -
In question 1, the referee did not stop play for player #9's entry without permission, but because he was "fouled" by defender #6.
Blog text (7) -
If the referee stops play, it must be restarted with an indirect free kick for the opposing team from the position of the ball when play was stopped (see Law 13 - Position of free kick).
Blog text (7) -
If a substitute or a substituted player enters the field of play without permission, the referee must stop play (although not immediately if the player in question does not interfere with play or if the advantage can be applied). The referee must caution him for unsporting behavior, and the player must leave the field of play.
Blog text (7) -
Heavy rain forced officials to stopped play in the soccer match.
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When the lightning struck nearby, the referee had to stopped play for everyone's safety.
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The unexpected snowstorm resulted in a stopped play during the outdoor tennis tournament.
Synonyms
310
1.0
An act when something ends or pauses
192
1.0
A short stop in speaking or activity
109
2.3
A stop in movement or activity
15
4.1
A time when something stops moving or working
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pause or halt in a game' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'stop' (to cause to cease) + 'play' (game/activity); the past-participle adjective + noun construction signals that the play has been stopped. This is a common, predictable English pattern (and cross-linguistically transparent), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Stopped play comes from the image of a referee or umpire blowing a whistle and holding up a hand to make the play stop, so players leave the field. So it now means 'a pause' or 'a halt' in a game because of weather or another event.