stand still

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Verb

stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

freeze, stop dead - stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"

get stuck, grind to a halt, mire, bog down - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

Translations

замереть

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Not only is this demand totally without merit, it is also the height of hypocrisy since just three weeks ago the Cablevision family submitted a filing with the FCC arguing against using arbitration or stand stills to resolve disputes!