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Stop dead   /stɑp dɛd/   Listen
Stop dead

verb
1.
Stop moving or become immobilized.  Synonym: freeze.






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"Stop dead" Quotes from Famous Books



... level,—it was at Sapling Sidin', runnin' into Ti-tree creek; I could hear the creek gurgling above the sound of the rain, and the white froth on the water I can see it plain now,—I pulled sudden and said 'Woa!' an' it was beautiful the way they'd stop dead. The passengers all suspected there must be a accident, or the bushrangers must have bailed us up, for they was around in full blast in them days. Well, w'en I pulled up I got nervous an' ashamed, an' bust out crying, an' the passengers didn't know ...
— Some Everyday Folk and Dawn • Miles Franklin



Words linked to "Stop dead" :   stand still, settle on, fixate



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