Come+to+a+halt+or+stop
21come to a screeching halt — come to/bring something to/a screeching halt phrase to stop suddenly, or to make something stop suddenly Thesaurus: to stop movingsynonym Main entry: screech …
22Halt — Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halting}.] 1. To hold one s self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. [1913 Webster] 2. To stand in doubt… …
23Stop — Stop, v. i. 1. To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop. [1913 Webster] He bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground; Then lays his finger on his temple: strait Springs out into fast gait; then stops …
24halt — Ⅰ. halt [1] ► VERB ▪ bring or come to an abrupt stop. ► NOUN 1) a suspension of movement or activity. 2) Brit. a minor stopping place on a railway line. ● call a halt Cf. ↑call a halt …
25come to a stop — index close (terminate), halt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
26stop — stopless, adj. stoplessness, n. /stop/, v., stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping; n. v.t. 1. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 3. to interrupt, arrest, or… …
27stop — 1. verb 1) we can t stop the decline Syn: put an end/stop/halt to, bring to an end/stop/halt/close/standstill, end, halt; finish, terminate, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud; deactivate, shut down Ant: start …
28stop — [[t]stɒp[/t]] v. stopped, stop•ping, n. 1) to cease from or discontinue: to stop running[/ex] 2) to cause to cease: to stop crime[/ex] 3) to interrupt or check 4) to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies[/ex] 5) to restrain or prevent …
29come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …
30stop — 1. verb 1) we can t stop the decline Syn: end, halt, finish, terminate, wind up, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud, shut down 2) he stopped running Syn: cease …
