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halt
1[hawlt]
verb (used without object)
to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily.
They halted for lunch and strolled about.
verb (used with object)
to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop.
They halted operations during contract negotiations.
noun
a temporary or permanent stop.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
interjection
(used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.)
halt
2[hawlt]
verb (used without object)
adjective
Archaic.lame; limping.
noun
Archaic.lameness; a limp.
(used with a plural verb)lame people, especially severely lamed ones (usually preceded bythe ).
the halt and the blind.
halt
1/ ɔː /
verb
(esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective
to waver or be unsure
archaicto be lame
adjective
archaic
lame
( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the halt
noun
archaiclameness
halt
2/ ɔː /
noun
an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress
a minor railway station, without permanent buildings
to put an end (to something); stop
noun
a command to halt, esp as an order when marching
verb
to come or bring to a halt
Other 51Թ Forms
- haltless adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of halt1
Origin of halt2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of halt1
Origin of halt2
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue."
Life doesn’t screech to a halt after a Pollyanna rom-com ending, just like love isn’t cast in amber, destined to be preserved forever.
Some brand owners who employ immigrants who are undocumented, or who have papers but still fear federal agents, have sent workers home altogether and halted operations.
On Monday, they noted “an immediate halt” to business.
Preferably it would like to halt it altogether.
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