stop dead

And thinking thus, he saw her horse stop dead—sink—and go heels up and over in a complete somersault.

I saw a young singer come out in front of a large audience once, get her cue from the orchestra, and stop dead.

At other times the horse would stop dead and Mr Salteena would use his spurs and bad languige with no avail.

Sometimes, too, I would stop dead in the very thrill of a crisis, and could only be set agoing again by apples.

On the control deck, Strong watched the needle of the astral compass swing around and stop dead on the course he had ordered.