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halt

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halt in WordNet English dictionary

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"
    arrest  check  halt  hitch  stay  stop  stoppage 
  2. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
    "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
    freeze  halt 
  3. the event of something ending
    "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
    stop  halt 
verb
  1. cause to stop
    "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
    halt  hold  arrest 
  2. stop from happening or developing
    "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
    stop  halt  block  kibosh 
  3. stop the flow of a liquid
    "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
    stem  stanch  staunch  halt 
  4. come to a halt, stop moving
    "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
    stop  halt 
adjective
  1. disabled in the feet or legs
    "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
    crippled  halt  halting  lame  gimpy  game 
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