 halt |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cause to stop | |
| Synonyms: | hold arrest | |
| Examples: | "Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses" |
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| Related terms: | stop | |
| 2. | [ verb ] come to a halt, stop moving | |
| Synonyms: | stop | |
| Examples: | "the car stopped" "She stopped in front of a store window" |
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| Related terms: | start draw_up settle rein check stall stall check brake check go_off check pull_up_short arrest freeze | |
| 3. | [ verb ] stop from happening or developing | |
| Synonyms: | stop block kibosh | |
| Examples: | "Block his election" "Halt the process" |
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| Related terms: | prevent embargo stay stop blockage | |
| 4. | [ verb ] come to rest | |
| Synonyms: | settle | |
| Related terms: | stop settle | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the event of something ending | |
| Synonyms: | stop | |
| Examples: | "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" |
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| Related terms: | ending stand cessation discontinue stop stem | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | |
| Synonyms: | freeze | |
| Examples: | : "a halt in the arms race" "a nuclear freeze" |
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| Related terms: | pause stop freeze | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the state of inactivity following an interruption | |
| Synonyms: | check stop stay hitch stoppage arrest | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | inaction deadlock logjam countercheck break check check | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] disabled in the feet or legs | |
| Synonyms: | crippled game lame halting | |
| Examples: | "a crippled soldier" "a game leg" |
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| Related terms: | unfit | |
| 9. | [ verb ] as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a wound | |
| Synonyms: | stanch staunch stem | |
| Related terms: | check stop | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27607 | |
| 11. | [ verb ] cause to stop | |
| Synonyms: | hold arrest | |
| Examples: | "Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses" |
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| Related terms: | stop end freeze arrest arrester | |
| Similar spelling: |
Haylett Hallett halite |
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