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STOP DEAD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stop moving or become immobilized

Example:

When he saw the police car he froze

Synonyms:

freeze; stop dead

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "stop dead" is one way to...):

stand still (remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stop dead"):

fixate; settle on (become fixed (on))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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