Come+to+a+halt+or+stop
41come to — verb 1. cause to experience suddenly (Freq. 10) Panic struck me An interesting idea hit her A thought came to me The thought struck terror in our minds They were struck with fear • Syn: ↑hit, ↑ …
42halt — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abort, afterthought, amble, arrest, arrestation, bad, barge, belay, bell, bind, blind alley, block, blockage, bowl along, box, brake, break, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell …
43come to a grinding halt — grind to a ˈhalt | come to a grinding ˈhalt idiom to go slower gradually and then stop completely • Production ground to a halt during the strike. • Her career ground to a halt when the twins were born. Main entry: ↑grindidiom …
44halt — halt1 verb bring or come to an abrupt stop. noun 1》 a suspension of movement or activity. 2》 Brit. a minor stopping place on a local railway line. Phrases call a halt order a stop. Origin C16: orig. in the phr. make halt, from Ger. haltmachen,… …
45stop — 1. adverb /stɒp,stɑp/ Prone to halting or hesitation. He’s stop still. 2. noun /stɒp,stɑp/ a) A (usually marked) place where line buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and o …
46stop — v. & n. v. (stopped, stopping) 1 tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or motion or operation of. b effectively hinder or prevent (stopped them playing so loudly). c discontinue (an action or sequence of actions)… …
47come — I UK [kʌm] / US verb Word forms come : present tense I/you/we/they come he/she/it comes present participle coming past tense came UK [keɪm] / US past participle come *** 1) [intransitive] to move or travel to the place where you are come… …
48come to a grinding halt — ► grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) stop laboriously and noisily. Main Entry: ↑grind …
49halt — I. v. n. 1. Stop, hold, stand (still), stop short, pull up, come to a stop. 2. Limp, hobble, walk lamely. II. a. Lame, crippled. III. n. 1. Stop, stand, standstill. 2. Limp, limping gait …
50stop — I. v. a. 1. Close, close up. 2. Obstruct, close up, render impassable, block, close, blockade. 3. Hinder, impede, shut in, bring to a standstill, stay, check. 4. Hinder, repress, restrain, suppress, obstruct, stay, intercept, preclude, thwart,… …
