Definition of hault

"hault" is probably misspelled. Trying halt instead Definition of halt

1. halt [ v ] cause to stop
Examples: "Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses"

Used in print:

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

The ship halted .

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

It could halt a flood of Communist arms and strategic supplies now reaching Castro .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Glowering looks met them in the bar , but there was no attempt to halt them .

Synonyms halt hold arrest Related Terms stop

2. halt [ v ] come to a halt, stop moving
Examples: "the car stopped" "She stopped in front of a store window"

Used in print:

(Todhunter Ballard, The Night Riders....)

In a small grove against the river they halted , turning deep into the protection of the trees .

Synonyms stop halt Related Terms start draw_up settle rein check stall stall check brake check go_off check pull_up_short arrest freeze

3. halt [ v ] stop from happening or developing
Examples: "Block his election" "Halt the process"

Used in print:

(The Sun, [Baltimore]...)

The Councilman , who is the Administration floor_leader , also criticized Bernard_L._Werner , public_works director , for `` halting snow operations '' on Tuesday night after the Sunday storm .

(San Francisco Chronicle,...)

In_addition to urging greater restrictions on aerial spraying , Buchheister called_for support of the Wilderness bill , creation of national seashore parks , including Point_Reyes ; preservation of the wetlands where birds breed ; a pesticides co-ordination act ; stronger water_pollution control programs , and Federal ratification of an international convention to halt pollution of the sea by oil .

(The Christian Science Monitor...)

In each city quick public reaction and fast action by the city government halted the threats of more serious incidents .

(The Providence Journal BR-B16. Chicago Daily Tribune...)

This would seem to indicate that we are trying neither `` to halt an influx of migrants '' nor are we `` setting_up such standards for development that only the well-to-do could afford to buy land and build in the new sites '' .

Synonyms stop halt block kibosh Related Terms prevent embargo stay stop blockage

4. halt [ v ] come to rest

Used in print:

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

The figure on the earth halted , seemingly bewildered .

The figure halted , and Watson gasped .

Synonyms halt settle Related Terms stop settle

5. halt [ n ] the event of something ending
Examples: "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

Synonyms stop halt Related Terms ending stand cessation discontinue stop stem

6. halt [ n ] an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Examples: : "a halt in the arms race" "a nuclear freeze"

Synonyms halt freeze Related Terms pause stop freeze

7. halt [ n ] the state of inactivity following an interruption
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"