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"
[adj] disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
[v] cause to stop or halt; "Halt the engine"
[v] as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a wound
[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] come to rest
[v] stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

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Synonyms

arrest, arrest, block, check, crippled, freeze, game, halting, hitch, hold, kibosh, lame, stanch, staunch, stay, stem, stop, stop, stop, stoppage, unfit

Antonyms

get going, go, start

Related Terms

abandon, abort, afterthought, amble, arrest, arrestation, bad, barge, belay, bell, bind, blind alley, block, blockage, bowl along, box, brake, break, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, bring to, bring up,