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stops cold

stops cold is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stop cold.

Meaning of stop cold

Verb

stop cold (third-person singular simple present stops cold, present participle stopping cold, simple past and past participle stopped cold)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To halt suddenly and completely.
    Synonyms:
    stop on a dime

Questions about stops cold

What is stops cold the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stops cold is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stop cold.

Words near stops cold in the dictionary

  1. stops and frisks
  2. stops and smells the flowers
  3. stops and smells the roses
  4. stops at nothing
  5. stops by
  6. stops cold
  7. stops dead
  8. stops down
  9. stops in
  10. stops into
  11. stops it

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