Definition of 'halt'

Noun

1. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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"
      Synonyms: arrest check hitch stay stop stoppage
2. the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
      Synonyms: stop
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
      Synonyms: freeze

Verb

1. cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
      Synonyms: hold arrest
2. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
      Synonyms: stop
      Antonyms: start go get going
3. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
      Synonyms: stop block kibosh
4. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
      Synonyms: stem stanch staunch

Adjective

1. disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
      Synonyms: crippled halting lame gimpy game

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