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An interruption of normal activity
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standstill
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: deadlock , dead end , impasse , stalemate ] an interruption of normal activity [syn: stand , tie-up ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE virtual ▪ From a virtual standstill he jumped over. ▪ And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December. ▪ The economy comes to a virtual ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"state of cessation of movement," 1702, from stand (v.) + still (adv.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand .
Usage examples of standstill.
He had a nasty moment or two as the machine bumped over the snow-covered tussocks and molehills with which the pasture was plentifully besprinkled, but kicking on right rudder just before the Camel ran to a standstill he managed to swerve so that it stopped not far from the low hedge which divided the field from the paddock.
Yezda surge almost sent Marcus hurrying back with his maniple to relieve the pressure on the rest of the legionaries, but Gaius Philippus and Gagik Bagratouni battled the nomads to a standstill.
As I was barred from the morgue and persona non grata with my colleagues, further research into the foot was at a standstill.
That implies that trade in the eastern Overdark is just about at a standstill, or at least relegated to the coastal trade.
As usual he was riding just ahead of Jim, breaking trail and scanning ahead for sign, when suddenly he turned Crow aside and reined him to a standstill.
The revitalized presidential army won a lot of popular support and fought the usurpers to a standstill.
The great raids on Schweinfurt, for example, designed to deprive German vehicles of ball bearings and thus bring their army to a standstill, caused some destruction and problems, but they were carried out at great risk and high cost and still hardly slowed Germany down.
Sab glided off his perch and arrowed down, down through the house, through a rising cloud of plaster dust, down to the great hall, where he landed, skidded inelegantly on his slippy talons and, recovering his balance, came to a standstill beside Latch.
Moreover, the spot on which we had been so suddenly brought to a standstill was relatively high and unsheltered, and the night wind blew swiftly and cold.
I turned the Land Rover into the lane to the cottage, and bumped Buttonhook to a standstill on the rough ground behind the bushes beyond the building.
The reason I prefer to use a portion of the cabbage food in the form of manure, is, that I have noticed that when the attempt is made to raise the larger drumhead varieties on fertilizers only, the cabbages, just as the heads are well formed, are apt to come nearly to a standstill.
Everything else came to a standstill, the steelworkers swearing solidarity with the railroad men until the Pennsylvania canceled its wage cuts.
When left to itself, the process of fermentation in most of these sugary or starchy liquids will come to a standstill after a while, because the alcohol, when it reaches a certain strength in the liquid, is, like all other toxins, or poisons produced by germs, a poison also to the germ that produces it.
As the Hispano was brought to a standstill, a tall, thin man left the group and came over to De Richleau.
After walking for twenty minutes, the four castaways were suddenly brought to a standstill by the sight of foaming billows close to their feet.