standstill
11standstill — UK [ˈstæn(d)ˌstɪl] / US noun [singular] a situation in which something stops moving or happening be at a standstill: The peace process is at a standstill. bring something to a standstill: This crisis is threatening to bring the country s economy… …
12standstill — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, dead, total ▪ near, virtual VERB + STANDSTILL ▪ come to, grind to …
13standstill — stand|still [ˈstændˌstıl] n [singular] a situation in which there is no movement or activity at all come to a standstill/bring sth to a standstill ▪ Strikers brought production to a standstill. at a standstill ▪ Traffic was at a standstill …
14standstill — noun (singular) a situation in which there is no movement or activity at all: come to a standstill/bring sth to a standstill: Strikers brought production to a standstill. | at a standstill: Traffic was at a standstill on the freeway …
15standstill — [[t]stæ̱ndstɪl[/t]] N SING: a N, usu to/at N If movement or activity comes to or is brought to a standstill, it stops completely. Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill... Production is more or less at a standstill. Syn: halt …
16standstill — noun Date: 1702 a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress ; stop < brought traffic to a standstill > …
17standstill — /stand stil /, n. a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop: The ball rolled to a standstill. [1695 1705; n. use of v. phrase stand still] * * * …
18standstill — noun complete immobility; halt The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours. Syn: deadlock, grind, halt, idle, impasse …
19standstill — Cessation of activity. atrial s. cessation of atrial contractions, marked by absence of atrial waves in the electrocardiogram. SYN: auricular s.. auricular s. SYN: atrial s.. cardiac s. SYN …
20standstill — an attempt by government to restrict pay increases Another, but equally ineffective, version of freeze1 and pause2 in the days when British politicians still revered King Canute: Thus, in the House of Commons on 6 November, 1972, when… …
