What is the meaning of Stope?

A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.

To excavate in the form of stopes.

To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.

simple past of step

tow

oakum

past participle of stupa

inflection of stæppan:

1. second-person singular preterite indicative
2. singular preterite subjunctive

second-person singular preterite indicative

singular preterite subjunctive

third-person plural present of stopiti

Source: wiktionary.org