Home › Words › S › stopingstopingstoping means the removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, stoping ranks #16,750 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom stope + -ing.nounThe removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stope 77% match — A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps. vs stoping →stowing 64% match — A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein. vs stoping →unstopple 59% match — To remove the stopple from. vs stoping →stowse 58% match — To mark (mining ground) with a stowce or stowces. vs stoping →stopper 58% match — Someone or something that stops something. vs stoping →stoppage 58% match — A pause or halt of some activity. vs stoping →holing 57% match — undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass. vs stoping →stulm 57% match — A shaft, conduit, adit, or gallery to drain a mine. vs stoping →