stand still
Remain completely motionless
To stand still is to remain motionless, neither advancing nor retreating: Stand still while I take your measurements.
The phrase often carries connotations of inaction when action is expected: You can't just stand still while the world changes around you.
Time or progress that stands still has stopped: For a moment, everything stood still.
motionless
Lacking all movement
- stationaryNot in motion
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- unmovingLacking any motion
rooted · immobile · static · fixed · rigid · paralyzed · petrified · transfixed · planted · anchored
stop
Cease all motion
cease · arrest · suspend · hold · brake · wait · desist · check · stall · discontinue
- doing nothingdo nothing, sit tight, stay put, hold back, wait and see
- photo directionssmile, pose, look at me, chin up, hold it
- golf etiquettefore, quiet please, pace of play, honor system, proper attire
- animal commandswhoa, gee, haw, mush, hike
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand