stop down

verb

stopped down; stopping down; stops down

transitive verb

: to reduce the effective aperture of (a lens) by means of a diaphragm

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In each chapter, Mio and Zoe explore one of their own stories in isolation before hopping to the next — or worse — stopping down entirely for exposition dumps with Rader in an amorphous virtual space. — Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025 The 48 minutes that followed in a miserable 100-97 loss, though, wouldn’t provide any of them, the Lakers bad on offense for most of the night and unable to get a stop down the stretch. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025

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First Known Use

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stop down was circa 1891

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“Stop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20down. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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