Dead stop
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A complete halt.
"I skidded around the corner and came to a dead stop as I saw the accident."
- 2 A sudden and complete halt in the sound, where all instruments or voices stop playing at the same time, creating a moment of silence.
Example
More examples"I skidded around the corner and came to a dead stop as I saw the accident."