Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grind_to_a_halt

1 sense of grind to a halt

Sense 1
grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire -- (be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand")
       => stand still -- (remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by")