halt

• (s) disabled in the feet or legs
  • a crippled soldier
  • a game leg
  crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lame,

Nouns

• (n) 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
  stoppage, arrest, hitch, stay, check, stop,
• (n) the event of something ending
  • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
  stop,
• (n) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
  • a halt in the arms race
  • a nuclear freeze
  freeze,

Verbs

• (v) cause to stop
  • Halt the engines
  • Arrest the progress
  • halt the presses
  arrest, hold,
• (v) come to a halt, stop moving
  • the car stopped
  • She stopped in front of a store window
  stop,
• (v) stop from happening or developing
  • Block his election
  • Halt the process
  kibosh, block, stop,
• (v) stop the flow of a liquid
  • staunch the blood flow
  • stem the tide
  stanch, staunch, stem,

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