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to bring sth to a halt

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  • 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

  • bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bring something to a grinding halt — bring sth to a grinding ˈhalt idiom to make sth gradually go slower until it stops completely • Roadworks brought traffic to a grinding halt. Main entry: ↑grindidiom …   Useful 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

  • train — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 engine pulling coaches/cars ADJECTIVE ▪ railroad (AmE), railway (BrE) ▪ metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (esp. BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • draw — draw1 W1S1 [dro: US dro:] v past tense drew [dru:] past participle drawn [dro:n US dro:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(picture)¦ 2 draw (somebody s) attention 3 draw a conclusion 4 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc 5¦(get a reaction)¦ 6¦(attract)¦ 7¦(get… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Air Force — noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space • Syn: ↑United States Air Force, ↑U. S. Air Force, ↑US Air Force, ↑USAF • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal… …   Useful english dictionary

  • air force — noun the airborne branch of a country s armed forces (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑airforce • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary

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