- grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt)
- grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt)slow down gradually and then stop completely.→ grind
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grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt)
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come to a grinding halt — ► grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) stop laboriously and noisily. Main Entry: ↑grind … English terms dictionary
come 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 … Useful english dictionary
grind to a halt — ► grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt) stop laboriously and noisily. Main Entry: ↑grind … English terms dictionary
grind to a halt — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑get stuck, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) … Useful english dictionary
grind — ► VERB (past and past part. ground) 1) reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2) sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction. 3) rub together or move gratingly. 4) (grind down) wear (someone) down with harsh treatment. 5) ( … English terms dictionary
grind — [[t]gra͟ɪnd[/t]] grinds, grinding, ground 1) VERB If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. [V n] Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the… … English dictionary
grind — verb (past and past participle ground) 1》 reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2》 sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction. ↘operate (a mill or machine) by turning the handle. 3》 rub together gratingly. ↘press or… … English new terms dictionary
grinding — [[t]gra͟ɪndɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends. Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty. ...the grinding difficulty of getting… … English dictionary
halt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abrupt, sudden ▪ The bus came to an abrupt halt outside the school. ▪ crashing, grinding, screeching, shuddering … Collocations dictionary
halt — 1 noun (singular) a stop or pause: bring sth to a halt (=make something stop moving or continuing): Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt on the Brenner Pass. | fuel shortages that have brought the industry to a grinding halt |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
