Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic, not comparable)Without motion.

    He lay stock-still among the bodies and blasted equipment.

    without moving or making a sound

Origin

Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).

Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • without moving or making a sound:still

See also

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