Standstill

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Standstill \Stand"still`\ (-st[i^]l`), n.
     A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a
     state of rest.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  standstill
       n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no
            advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the
            negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {dead end}, {impasse}, {stalemate}]
       2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {stand}, {tie-up}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "standstill":
     arrest, bell, blind alley, box, cessation, check, checkmate,
     corner, cul-de-sac, cutoff, dead end, dead set, dead stand,
     dead stop, dead-end street, deadlock, dying down, ebb, ebbing, end,
     endgame, ending, extremity, final whistle, full stop,
     grinding halt, gun, halt, hole, impasse, lock, lockout, pause,
     sit-down strike, stalemate, stand, standoff, stay, stillstand,
     stop, stoppage, strike, subsidence, walkout, wane, waning,
     work stoppage