stop dead

Verb

Meaning

stop moving or become immobilized

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

freeze stop destroy arrest freezing halt disable demolish stun paralyze astound knock out incapacitate petrify transfix
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Antonyms

start continue generate journey encourage restore
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Hypernyms

stand still

Hyponyms

fixate settle on

Examples

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it. Richard Pryor

When he saw the police car he froze Source: Internet

Athletes employ various techniques to control the end-point and recover from the throw, such as fixing feet (to pretty much stop dead https://www. Source: Internet

In this case the exhaust would ideally stop dead in space behind the moving vehicle, taking away zero energy, and from conservation of energy, all the energy would end up in the vehicle. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stop codon stop communicating stop consonant stop dead in the water stop decreasing stop developing