GRIND TO A HALT

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Be unable to move further

Example:

The car bogged down in the sand

Synonyms:

bog down; get stuck; grind to a halt; mire

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "grind to a halt" is one way to...):

stand still (remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile)

Verb group:

bog down; mire (cause to get stuck as if in a mire)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s