halt  

Thesaurus for halt

• adjective
  • synonyms
    • crippled, halting, lame, gimpy, game  
  • similar terms
    • unfit  
• noun
  • synonyms
    • arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage, freeze, conclusion, ending, finish, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, pause  
• verb
  • synonyms
    • hold, arrest, stop, block, kibosh, stem, stanch, staunch, check, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent  
  • antonyms
    • start  

Pronunciation of halt: HH AO1 L T (hɔlt)

Number of syllables of halt: 1

Definition of halt

• (n): an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"  
• (n): the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"  
• (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"  
• (v): stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"  
• (v): cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"  
• (v): come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"  
• (v): stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"  
• (s): disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"  

Examples of halt

• The cover editorial supports multilateral interventions to halt belligerency.  
• The term is used in the play to halt a quarrel.  
• He was unable to halt the contraband.  
• The police was unable to halt the contraband.  
• Excessive commas halt the flow of the article.  
• Can they halt the plans of the ethereal Gelth  
• Cutbacks and layoffs failed to halt the bleeding.  
• Its wheels screech to a violent halt.  
• Also, the running of the halt merited the employment of staff.  
• The halt was the first extension on the railway.