The action or fact of coming to a standstill in the course of a speech, recitation, or other activity; failure to progress with a task. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > complete check or impasse > fact or condition of being stuck or at impasse (10) sticking1564 The action or fact of coming to a standstill in the course of a speech, recitation, or other activity; failure to progress with a task. Obsolete. set1613 The condition of being stopped or checked; a check. at a set, at a standstill, in difficulties, nonplussed (cf. 10e); hardor sore set (Scottish), a… dead set1806 dead set n. often in to make a dead set at. An absolute stop; a complete check; phr. at a dead set. Also University slang = dead, n. 5. nonplussation1833 The action of nonplussing a person; the condition of being nonplussed. stickfast1835 An instance in a journey when one's wagon or other means of transport becomes stuck and no progress can be made. Obsolete. deadlocking1882 jib1893 The state of being at a standstill. constipation1917 Medicine. figurative. Subcategories:— due to mutually dependent circumstances (1) — quality of leading nowhere (1) |
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