stop cold
stop cold · stops cold · stopped cold · stopping cold
To halt suddenly and completelyTo halt suddenly and completely.
» Tom stopped cold.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To halt suddenly and completely.
Examples
8 sentencesTom stopped cold.
Maybe, but he wants me to stop cold turkey.
Tom stopped smoking, cold turkey.
ruТом перестал курить, окончательно завязал. — odexed
deTom hat von heute auf morgen mit dem Rauchen aufgehört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was standing at the bus stop, trembling with cold.
ruТом стоял на автобусной остановке и дрожал от холода. — marafon
Before going to bed, I took three pills to stop a cold.
deVor dem Schlafengehen habe ich drei Erkältungstabletten genommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
stops cold, stopping cold, stopped cold, stopped cold| Base form | stop cold · to stop cold |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stops cold |
| Present participle | stopping cold |
| Past simple | stopped cold |
| Past participle | stopped cold |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsstop on a dime
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle