Definitions for grind to a halt
grind to a halt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mireverb

   be unable to move further

   "The car bogged down in the sand"

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1. grind to a haltverb

   Coming to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.

2. Etymology: From windmills, where when the wind stops blowing the grinding of wheat into flour would stop.

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1. grind to a halt

   "Grind to a halt" is a saying or idiomatic expression which means to gradually stop completely, slow down, or cease to function or progress, often after a period of activity. It can refer to both literal entities, like a machine, or metaphorical ones, like a project or activity.

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1. • Stand Still

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grind to a halt in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grind to a halt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of grind to a halt in a Sentence

1. Panos Prevedouros:

   If security is to approach Israeli standards, then busy systems will grind to a halt, if security is to be set at EU standards, then protection will be marginal as events in Belgium, England, France and Spain have shown.

2. Dochka Ivanova:

   Should the government close the route, most activity in those small, remote stations would grind to a halt, it would be disastrous for the region.

3. John Boehner:

   While we go through this process, we've got to continue to address the people's priorities. This institution can not grind to a halt.

4. Christopher Wray:

   The vast majority of the FISAs we do, both the initial applications and the renewals, are the kinds of applications that I am quite confident -- we don't know each other, but you wouldn't lose any sleep over, and we wouldn't want to grind to a halt.

5. Raphael Marcus:

   Rocket fire against Israels towns and cities cause the economy to grind to a halt and terrorize the civilian population and causes severe pressure against the Israeli government. While Israel developed an innovative solution with its Iron Dome short-range missile defense system, Hezbollah has also learned that with an expanded arsenal, it will attempt to saturate Iron Domes capabilities, in a future war, Hezbollahs also hopes to use precision missiles to target sensitive sites and critical installations in Israel in order to deliver a sharp blow that will impact Israels ability to declare a clear victory.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grind to a halt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grind_to_A_Halt
3. ^ ChatGPT
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