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GRIND TO A HALT
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be unable to move further
Example:
The car bogged down in the sand
Synonyms:
bog down; get stuck; grind to a halt; mire
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "grind to a halt" is one way to...):
stand still (remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile)
Verb group:
bog down; mire (cause to get stuck as if in a mire)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
