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Unable to move or be moved

stuck

adjective

caught or held in a position so that you cannot move

immobile

adjective

unable to move or walk

immovable

adjective

something that is immovable cannot be moved

stunned

adjective

unable to move normally because you have been hit very hard

frozen

adjective

unable to move because of fear or surprise

rigid

adjective

unable to move because of a strong emotion such as fear or anger

paralysed

adjective

temporarily unable to move or think clearly

catatonic

adjective

unable to move or control your movements as a result of illness or shock

stuck fast

unable to move at all

rooted/glued/frozen to the spot

unable to move, usually because you are afraid

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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