Definition of ground to a halt

grind to a halt

verb

• to stop functioning.

  Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'grind':
daily grind, the	Definitions include: one's daily responsibilities, especially a job.
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grindage	Definitions include: food.
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keep (one's) nose to the grindstone	Definitions include: See nose to the grindstone.
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on the grind	Definitions include: to be working/selling drugs.
organ grinder's monkey	Definitions include: This describes one who is creative in stimulating genitalia.
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back to square one	Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
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be greek to	Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
be up to	Definitions include: to do.
bigger fish to fry	Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
blow to hell	Definitions include: to kill or destroy.
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