simple past tense and past participle of stop dead

present participle of stop dead

(automotive) A position in the four-stroke combustion process wherein the piston is at the topmost point in its stroke. This can either be during the compression phase or the combustion phase.

(idiomatic) To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

(Britain, idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.

(trading, idiomatic) A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.

(baseball) For a batter to look for a four-seam fastball.

The postal facility that deals with mail that cannot be delivered.

A fruit, supposed to dissolve into smoke or ash when plucked.

(construction) A sealed airspace in a cavity wall.