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grind to a halt
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  grind to a halt - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"get stuck, mire, bog downstand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"bog down, mire - cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" |
grind to a halt
grind to a haltTo slowly stop. Our project will grind to a halt if the CEO pulls his approval.See also: grind, haltgrind to a haltFig. to slow down and stop. Every day about noon, traffic in town grinds to a halt. The bus ground to a halt at the corner and someone got off.See also: grind, haltgrind to a haltAlso, come to a grinding halt. Gradually come to a standstill or end. For example, Once the funding stopped, the refurbishing project ground to a halt, or She's come to a grinding halt with that book she's writing. This expression alludes to a clogged engine that gradually stops or a ship that runs aground. See also: grind, haltgrind to a halt COMMON1. If a process or an activity grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops. The peace process has ground to a halt.2. If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily. The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had run out.3. If a country grinds to a halt, all transport in it stops so people are unable to do the things they usually do. The whole country grinds to a halt after an hour's snow.See also: grind, haltgrind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) move more and more slowly and then stop. 1999 Times Traffic is expected to grind to a halt throughout the West Country as up to a million sightseers make the trip. See also: grind, haltgrind to a ˈhalt/ˈstandstill, come to a grinding ˈhalt stop slowly: All work on the building has ground to a halt because of a shortage of materials. ♢ Every Friday night traffic comes to a grinding halt in Hammersmith.This idiom refers to the way a very large machine slowly stops working, with some of its parts grinding (= rubbing) together.See also: grind, halt, standstillgrind to a halt, toSee come to a grinding halt.See also: grindEncyclopediaSeeGRINDgrind to a halt
Related to grind to a halt: pay a visitSynonyms for grind to a haltverb be unable to move furtherSynonymsRelated Words |