stop dead

ˈstɑp ˈdɛd

stopped deadstopping dead

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Definition of stop dead - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

sudden stopstop moving suddenly and completely without warning

He saw the snake and stop dead.
The car had to stop dead at the red light.
She would stop dead if startled by a noise.

freeze

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Expressions with stop

full stop

a punctuation mark used to end sentences or mark abbreviations

She placed a full stop at the end of the sentence.

stop by

pause at a location temporarily

We can stop by the store on our way home.

stop in

stay at a place for a short time

We decided to stop in at the café for a quick coffee..

stop off

make a short visit while traveling

We will stop off at the museum on our way.

stop over

interrupt a trip temporarily, often overnight

They will stop over in Dubai before heading to Japan.

stop short

cease movement suddenly

She stopped short when she saw the snake..

Expressions with dead

dead ahead

adv.

exactly straight ahead

The road continues dead ahead.

dead asleep

adj.

in a very deep sleep

He was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.

dead end

street closed at one end

The car turned into a dead end and had to reverse back..

dead president

president who has passed away

The memorial honors every dead president in history.

dead on time

adv.

exactly at the planned or expected time

The train arrived dead on time.

dead or alive

adj.

either deceased or living without preference

The animal was found dead or alive.

dead quiet

adj.

completely silent without any noise

The library was dead quiet during the exam.

dead silence

complete absence of sound

There was dead silence after the shocking announcement.

dead wood

wood from trees that is no longer alive

The forest floor was covered in dead wood.

feel dead

experience extreme tiredness or lack of energy

I feel dead after running the marathon.

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IPV

acr.

acr: inactivated polio vaccine

vaccine to stop polio using dead virus

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French:s'arrêter net, ...
German:wie angewurzelt stehen bleiben, ...
Italian:fermarsi di colpo, ...
Spanish:detenerse en seco, ...
Portuguese:parar de repente, ...
Chinese:突然停住, ...
Japanese:立ち止まる, ...
Arabic:تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَة, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲצוֹר בַּמָּקוֹם, ...
Russian:остановиться как вкопанный, ...
Ukrainian:зупинятися як укопаний, ...
Hindi:ठिठक जाना, ...
Bengali:হঠাৎ থেমে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:aturar-se en sec, ...
Czech:náhle se zastavit, ...
Danish:standse brat, ...
Dutch:stokstijf stilstaan, ...
Greek:σταματάω απότομα, ...
Hungarian:hirtelen megállni, ...
Khmer:ឈប់ស្ងៀមមួយរំពេច, ...
Korean:멈추다, ...
Persian:ناگهان ایستادن, ...
Polish:zatrzymać się jak wryty, zatrzymywać się jak wryty, ...
Portuguese (BR):parar de repente, ...
Romanian:a se opri brusc, ...
Swedish:stanna tvärt, ...
Thai:หยุดกึก, ...
Turkish:birden durmak, ...
Vietnamese:đứng sững lại, ...

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