stop dead

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stop dead - stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"

freeze

settle on, fixate - become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"

stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

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Before his eyes the engines turned with slow labour, that in the moment of going off into a mad fling would stop dead at Mr.

Typhoon by Conrad, Joseph View in context

The blue and purple and white of the bowl, standing in a pool of variegated light on a polished Chippendale table in the drawing-room window, made her stop dead with an exclamation of pleasure.

Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context

Sometimes Holmes would hurry on, sometimes stop dead, and once he made quite a little detour into the meadow.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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