stand still vs grind to a halt

stand still and grind to a halt both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stand still	No	No	Yes	No
grind to a halt	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, grind to a halt is a hyponym of stand still; that is, grind to a halt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stand still:

stand still: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
grind to a halt: be unable to move further

Other hyponyms of stand still include freeze, stop dead, bog down, get stuck, mire.

stand still (verb)	grind to a halt (verb)
remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile	be unable to move further

stand still vs grind to a halt

stand still and grind to a halt both are verbs.

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