dead stop

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.

1. He came to a dead stop.

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2. The man came to a dead stop.

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