stop dead

1. 1.

   stop moving or become immobilized

   “When he saw the police car he froze”

   Synonymsfreeze

   Broaderstand still

   Narrowerfixate

Questions about stop dead

What does stop dead mean?

stop dead means "stop moving or become immobilized".

What is another word for stop dead?

Close synonyms include freeze. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.