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standstill
 
Noun standstill has 2 senses
  1. deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
    --1 is a kind of situation
    Derived form: verb stand still1
  2. stand, standstill, tie-up - an interruption of normal activity
    --2 is a kind of stop, halt
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