- stand|still
- stand|still «STAND STIHL», noun, adjective.–n.1. a complete stop; halt; pause: »
All activity about the place had come to a standstill at noontime.
SYNONYM(S): cessation, deadlock.2. a state of being unable to proceed, owing to exhaustion: »[Robert E.] Lee could not extricate himself and his supply trains without fighting Meade's army to a standstill (Sir Winston Churchill).
–adj.1. that is at a standstill: »The old standstill Mexico of mañana and the travel posters is scrambling toward prosperity (Time).
2. of the nature of a standstill.3. causing a standstill: »The standstill strike forced industry to negotiate a work contract.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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