STOP / HALT SB IN THEIR TRACKS

Meaning of STOP / HALT SB IN THEIR TRACKS in English

stop / halt sb in their tracks | stop / halt / freeze in your ˈtracks

to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you :

The question stopped Alice in her tracks.

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

STOP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus stop (= a place where a bus stops for passengers ) ▪ …
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HALT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bring sth to an end/halt (= especially sth bad ) ▪ It is our …
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
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STOP
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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HALT — I. ˈhȯlt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healt; akin to Old High German halz lame, Old Norse haltr, …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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TRACKS — plural of track present third singular of track
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STOP
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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HALT — halt 1 /hawlt/ , v.i. 1. to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily: They halted for lunch …
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HALT — I. ˈhȯlt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healt; akin to Old High German halz lame Date: before 12th …
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THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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STOP
Webster English vocab
HALT — noun the act of limping; lameness. 2. halt ·adj halting or stopping in walking; lame. 3. halt ·adj to have …
Webster English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster 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
HALT — halt BrE AmE hɔːlt hɒlt hɑːlt ▷ halted ˈhɔːlt ɪd ˈhɒlt-, -əd ˈhɑːlt- ▷ halting/ly ˈhɔːlt ɪŋ /li ˈhɒlt- ˈhɑːlt- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STOP — / stɒp; NAmE stɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) NOT MOVE 1. to no longer move; to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALT — / hɔːlt; NAmE ; BrE also hɒlt/ verb , noun ■ verb to stop; to make sb/sth stop : [ …
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THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
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STOP — I. stop 1 S1 W1 /stɒp $ stɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stopped , present …
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HALT — I. halt 1 /hɔːlt $ hɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: German ] 1 . [singular] a …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STOP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALT — n. & v. --n. 1 a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a temporary …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STOP
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HALT — v. & adj. v.intr. 1 (esp. as halting adj.) lack smooth progress. 2 hesitate (halt between two opinions). 3 walk …
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HALT — n. & v. n. 1 a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a temporary …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
STOP
Oxford English vocab
HALT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STOP
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HALT — ( halts, halting, halted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When a …
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THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
Cambridge English vocab
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
STOP
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HALT — See: CALL A HALT, GRIND TO A HALT.
Slang English vocab
HALT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abrupt , sudden ▪ The bus came to an abrupt ~ outside the school. ▪ crashing …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TRACKS — See ↑ LINE 3, ↑ MARK 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ cover your tracks • ↑ I'd better make tracks • …
Longman Activator English vocab
STOP — INDEX: to stop doing something 1. to stop doing something 2. what you say when you tell someone to stop …
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HALT — See ↑ STOP 16 ◆◆◆ • ↑ call a halt to • ↑ come to a halt • ↑ come …
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STOP — n. 25B6; verb we can't stop the decline : PUT AN END/STOP/HALT TO, bring to an end/stop/halt/close/standstill, end, halt; finish, …
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HALT — n. 25B6; verb Len halted and turned round : STOP, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to …
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TRACKS — n. trail 1) to leave ~ 2) to make ~ for ('to go directly to') 3) to cover one's ~ …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
STOP — v. 1 discontinue, halt, terminate, cease, break off, end, put an end or a stop to, bring to a stop …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HALT — See: CALL A HALT, GRIND TO A HALT.
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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