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halt - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
halt
Definition
(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonyms
:
arrest
,
check
,
hitch
,
stay
,
stop
,
stoppage
Example Sentence
the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
during the halt he got some lunch
the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
he spent the entire stop in his seat
Definition
(noun) the event of something ending
Synonyms
:
stop
Example Sentence
it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Definition
(noun) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Synonyms
:
freeze
Example Sentence
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze
Definition
(verb) cause to stop
Synonyms
:
arrest
,
hold
Example Sentence
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
halt the presses
Definition
(verb) come to a halt, stop moving
Synonyms
:
stop
Example Sentence
the car stopped
She stopped in front of a store window
Definition
(verb) stop from happening or developing
Synonyms
:
block
,
kibosh
,
stop
Example Sentence
Block his election
Halt the process
Definition
(verb) stop the flow of a liquid
Synonyms
:
stanch
,
staunch
,
stem
Example Sentence
staunch the blood flow
stem the tide
Definition
(adj) disabled in the feet or legs
Synonyms
:
crippled
,
game
,
gimpy
,
halting
,
lame
Example Sentence
a crippled soldier
a game leg
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text: shall we call a halt to this before we
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