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ground to a halt

ground to a halt is the simple past and past participle of grind to a halt.

Meaning of grind to a halt

Verb

grind to a halt (third-person singular simple present grinds to a halt, present participle grinding to a halt, simple past and past participle ground to a halt)

  1. (intransitive) To come to a standstill, or cease to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.
    • Work on the new high-rise ground to a halt as contractors tried to deal with all the red tape.

Questions about ground to a halt

What is ground to a halt the simple past and past participle of?
Ground to a halt is the simple past and past participle of grind to a halt.

Words near ground to a halt in the dictionary

  1. ground swells
  2. ground tackle
  3. ground the corn
  4. ground tissue
  5. ground tissues
  6. ground to a halt
  7. ground troops
  8. ground truth
  9. ground truthed
  10. ground truthing
  11. ground truths

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