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bring something to a screeching halt — come to/bring something to/a screeching halt phrase to stop suddenly, or to make something stop suddenly Thesaurus: to stop movingsynonym Main entry: screech … Useful english dictionary
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halt — [n] end, stoppage arrest, break, break off*, close, cutoff, freeze*, grinding halt, impasse, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, screaming halt*, screeching halt*, stand, standstill, stop, termination; concept 119 Ant. continuation, endurance, go … New thesaurus
halt — n. 1) to call a halt 2) to bring smt. to a halt 3) to come to a halt 4) a complete; grinding, screeching halt * * * [hɔːlt] grinding screeching halt a complete to bring smt. to a halt to call a halt to come to a halt … Combinatory 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
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