End up and Halt

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End up verb - Finally be or do something.

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Halt and end up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Halt" instead a verb "End up".

Halt verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.

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End up and halt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End up" instead a verb "Halt".

Nearby Words: halted, halting, haltingly

Casual Danger Dialogue: War and Jimmy halt their own battle and end up taking refuge together against the gunfire of a mob led by Lily's father.

Source: Film / The Crow: Wicked Prayer
A particularly notable instance of this is "Baby for Gravy", they keep flubbing the tongue-twisting lines, and end up bringing the song to a halt because they can't stop laughing.

Source: Series / The Sifl and Olly Show
The point of the move is that the referee will halt the match and allow both fencers to reassume their stance if one fencer passes the other without scoring, solving the obvious problem that if you miss you're going to end up in a bad position.

Source: Single-Stroke Battle

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