BRING STH TO A GRINDING HALT

Meaning of BRING STH TO A GRINDING HALT in English

to make sth gradually go slower until it stops completely

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HALT — I. ˈhȯlt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healt; akin to Old High German halz lame, Old Norse haltr, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRINDING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from grinden to grind + -ing — more at grind : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRING — ˈbriŋ verb ( brought ˈbrȯt, usu -ȯd.+V ; or nonstandard brung ˈbrəŋ ; also brang ˈbraŋ, -aiŋ ; or brought·en …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRINDING — (a. & n.) from Grind.
Английский словарь Webster
GRINDING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grind
Английский словарь Webster
GRINDING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Grind
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRINDING — ( a. & n. ) from Grind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HALT — halt 1 /hawlt/ , v.i. 1. to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily: They halted for lunch …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRING — — bringer , n. /bring/ , v.t., brought, bringing . 1. to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALT — I. ˈhȯlt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healt; akin to Old High German halz lame Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRING — verb ( brought ˈbrȯt ; bring·ing ˈbriŋ-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bringan; akin to Old High German bringan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALT — noun the act of limping; lameness. 2. halt ·adj halting or stopping in walking; lame. 3. halt ·adj to have …
Webster English vocab
GRINDING — adj & ·noun from grind. 2. grinding ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of grind.
Webster English vocab
BRING — vt to convey; to move; to carry or conduct. 2. bring ·vt to produce in exchange; to sell for; to …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HALT — [halt] adj [ME, fr. OE healt; akin to OHG halz lame] (bef. 12c): lame [2]halt vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRING — [bring] vb brought ; bring.ing [ME, fr. OE bringan; akin to OHG bringan to bring, W hebrwng to accompany] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALT — halt BrE AmE hɔːlt hɒlt hɑːlt ▷ halted ˈhɔːlt ɪd ˈhɒlt-, -əd ˈhɑːlt- ▷ halting/ly ˈhɔːlt ɪŋ /li ˈhɒlt- ˈhɑːlt- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HALT — / hɔːlt; NAmE ; BrE also hɒlt/ verb , noun ■ verb to stop; to make sb/sth stop : [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRINDING — / ˈgraɪndɪŋ; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] ( of a difficult situation ) that never ends or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRING — / brɪŋ; NAmE / verb ( brought , brought / brɔːt; NAmE /) COME WITH SB / STH 1. bring …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALT — I. halt 1 /hɔːlt $ hɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: German ] 1 . [singular] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRINDING — grind ‧ ing /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] 1 . very difficult and unpleasant, and never seeming to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRING — bring S1 W1 /brɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle brought /brɔːt $ brɒːt/) [transitive] [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALT — v. & adj. --v.intr. 1 (esp. as halting adj.) lack smooth progress. 2 hesitate (halt between two opinions). 3 walk …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALT — n. & v. --n. 1 a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a temporary …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRING — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1 a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALT — v. & adj. v.intr. 1 (esp. as halting adj.) lack smooth progress. 2 hesitate (halt between two opinions). 3 walk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HALT — n. & v. n. 1 a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a temporary …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRING — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1 a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HALT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
BRING — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1. a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause …
Oxford English vocab
HALT — ( halts, halting, halted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRINDING — 1. If you describe a bad situation as grinding , you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends. Their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRING — ( brings, bringing, brought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bring sth to an end/halt (= especially sth bad ) ▪ It is our …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRINDING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a grinding halt (= one that happens slowly – used for emphasis ) ▪ One …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRING — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES add/give/bring a new etc dimension to sth ▪ Digital cameras have added a new dimension …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HALT — [verb] - to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening"Halt!" called the guard. "You can't go any further …
Cambridge English vocab
GRINDING — [noun] [U]A grinding noise is an unpleasant noise of moving things being rubbed together.The car engine was making a strange …
Cambridge English vocab
BRING — Synonyms and related words : accompany, accomplish, achieve, advance, affect, afford, allure, amount to, assume, attend, attract, be sold, bear, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HALT — See: CALL A HALT, GRIND TO A HALT.
Slang English vocab
BRING — v. bring about bring around bring down bring forth bring in bring off bring out bring up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HALT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abrupt , sudden ▪ The bus came to an abrupt ~ outside the school. ▪ crashing …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRINDING — adj. Grinding is used with these nouns: ↑ halt , ↑ poverty , ↑ stone , ↑ toil
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HALT — See ↑ STOP 16 ◆◆◆ • ↑ call a halt to • ↑ come to a halt • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
HALT — n. 25B6; verb Len halted and turned round : STOP, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRING — v. 25B6; verb he brought over a tray : CARRY, fetch, bear, take; convey, transport; move, haul, shift. Philip brought …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRING — v. 1 carry, bear, fetch, get, take; deliver Don't forget to bring some wine home for dinner tonight 2 lead, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HALT — See: CALL A HALT, GRIND TO A HALT.
Словарь английских идиом
HALT — noun BAD : Don't stand up until the bus gets to a halt. GOOD : Don't stand up until the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BRING — verb 1 BAD : Would you like me to bring you home? GOOD : Would you like me to take …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HALT — I 1. сущ. 1) а) остановка; прекращение to call a halt ≈ требовать остановки to bring smth. to a halt …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRINDING — 1) шлифование 2) затачивание 3) зашлифовывание 4) зашлифовка 5) измельчающий 6) мельничный 7) перемол 8) размалывание 9) размол 10) умол …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRING — гл., прош. вр и прич. пр. вр. - brought 1) приносить, привозить; приводить; доставлять (куда-л. - to) They are going …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HALT — halt.ogg _I 1. hɔ:lt n 1. остановка; привал dead halt - резкая /внезапная/ остановка ( двигателя и т. п. ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRINDING — 1. ʹgraındıŋ n 1. 1> помол; измельчение; растирание, толчение ( в ступке ) fine coarse grinding - мелкий грубый помол …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BRING — bring.ogg brıŋ v (brought) I 1. 1> приносить bring your books with you - принесите с собой книги bring me …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HALT — 1) остановка || останавливаться 2) платформа 3) останов • - breakpoint halt - conditional halt - dead halt - immediate …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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