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v. (ground) 1. \grind sth (down/ up) (to/ into sth) нүдэх, үйрүүлэх, нунтаглах. 2. мах татах. 3. \grind sth (on / with sth) үрэх, билүүдэх, өнгөлөх, гуранздах. \grind a knife хутга үрэх. 4. \grind sth (together) хооронд нь хавирах, үрэх. He \grinds his teeth when he's asleep. Тэр, унтаж байхдаа шүдээ хавирдаг. 5. чахрах, хавиралдах. 6. гараар эргүүлэх. bring sth to a grinding halt аажмаар зогсоох. grind away (at sth) олон цагаар хатуу ажиллах. grind sb down дарлах, дарамтлах. n. нэг хэвийн залхуутай/ их ядаргаатай ажил/ юм. Marking examination papers is a real \grind. Шалгалтын ажил дүгнэх үнэхээр ядаргаатай шүү.
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halt — halt1 [hôlt] n. [orig. in phr. to make halt, transl. of Ger halt machen < imper. of halten (see HOLD1) + machen, MAKE2] 1. a stop, esp. a temporary one, as in marching; pause or discontinuance 2. a command to stop vi., vt. to come or br … English World dictionary
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bring something to a halt — bring something to an end/a close/a halt/ phrase to make something stop He brought the conversation to a close. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym … Useful english dictionary
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 — Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Halting or stopping in walking; lame. [1913 Webster] Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
halt — Ⅰ. halt [1] ► VERB ▪ bring or come to an abrupt stop. ► NOUN 1) a suspension of movement or activity. 2) Brit. a minor stopping place on a railway line. ● call a halt Cf. ↑call a halt … English terms dictionary
bring something to a close — bring something to an end/a close/a halt/ phrase to make something stop He brought the conversation to a close. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym … Useful english dictionary
halt — I noun abandonment, abeyance, armistice, arrest, block, break, breathing spell, cessation, check, close, closing, deadlock, delay, desistance, detention, deterrent, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, estoppage, estoppel, hesitation,… … Law dictionary
bring about — [v] cause success accomplish, achieve, beget, bring to pass, compass, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, give rise to, make happen, manage, occasion, produce, realize, secure, succeed; concepts 244,706 Ant. halt, kill,… … New thesaurus
