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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 by the ):
the halt and the blind.
halt
1/ ɔː /
noun
- an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress
- a minor railway station, without permanent buildings
- call a haltto 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
halt
2/ ɔː /
verb
- (esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective
- to waver or be unsure
- archaic.to be lame
adjective
- archaic.
- lame
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the halt
noun
- archaic.lameness
Other 51Թ Forms
- l adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of halt1
Origin of halt2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of halt1
Origin of halt2
Idioms and Phrases
see call a halt ; come to a halt ; grind to a halt .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But as the US government prepared for its announcements on Wednesday, talks about a deal ground to a halt.
Unite said it hoped the ballot would halt the threat of compulsory redundancies.
The company said that it was temporarily halting production at some plants in Mexico and Canada because of the tariff uncertainty.
"The EIS again offers the university the opportunity to bring this dispute to an end by halting its programme of cuts and ruling out compulsory redundancies."
In 2013, the Federal Drug Administration ordered a halt in sales of the test kits because 23andMe hadn’t gotten the agency’s approval to market the kits.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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