halt in English

noun

1

a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.

a halt in production

synonyms: stop, standstill, stoppage, stopping, discontinuation, break, suspension, pause, interval, interruption, hiatus, cessation, termination, close, end

verb

1

bring or come to an abrupt stop.

there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed

synonyms: stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, pull up, draw up, stop, bring to a stop, put a stop to, bring to an end, put an end to, terminate, end, wind up, suspend, break off, arrest, impede, check, curb, stem, block, stall, hold back, pull the plug on, put the kibosh on

2

walk with a limp.

he halted slightly in his walk

adjective

1

lame.

If a woman were blind, the good wonder-workers would give her back her eyes; if a man were halt , they would give him back his leg.

noun

stop, standstill
stoppage, stopping, discontinuation, break, suspension, pause, interval, interruption, hiatus, cessation, termination, close, end
stop
freeze
hitch, stoppage, stop, check, stay, arrest

verb

stop, hold, stanch
stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, pull up, draw up
stop, bring to a stop, put a stop to, bring to an end, put an end to, terminate, end, wind up, suspend, break off, arrest, impede, check, curb, stem, block, stall, hold back, pull the plug on, put the kibosh on
hold, arrest
stop
stop, block, kibosh
stanch, stem, staunch

adjective

halting
halting, lame, crippled, gimpy, game

Use "halt" in a sentence

1. Chariots, halt!

2. Command to initiate the system halt. Typical value:/sbin/halt

3. Gordo, halt here.

4. Halt or I'll shoot.

5. 'Halt!' the Major ordered .

6. IMPORTANT - MARKET TRADING HALT.

7. The bicycle brakes to a halt.

8. The car comes to a halt.

9. No opposition could halt the work.

10. Don't halt here.Move on, move on!

11. The bus jolted to a halt.

12. She came, panting, to a halt.

13. The car screeched to a halt .

14. The bus shuddered to a halt.

15. The car squealed to a halt.

16. The bus jerked to a halt.

17. The truck braked to a halt.

18. The car come to a halt.

19. The train shuddered to a halt .

20. The car skidded to a halt.

21. The train jerked to a halt. Sentencedict.com

22. The train braked to a shuddering halt.

23. The train Braked to a shuddering halt

24. 13 The car come to a halt.

25. Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt .

26. The bus came to a jerky halt.

27. Suddenly we come to an abrupt halt.

28. The bus came to an abrupt halt.

29. The patrolman signed for them to halt.

30. The sentry cried "Halt" as he saw us.

31. This was once a reputed halt for pilgrims.

32. He reined in his horse to a halt.

33. We must halt this decline in health services.

34. NR 509 Week 5 Ordinance Halt Adjustation Ordinance

35. The thought brought her to an abrupt halt.

36. She held her hand out flat, to halt him.

37. Hà Nội proposes to halt road maintenance fee collection

38. The car screeched to a halt with grinding brakes.

39. But should this bring a halt to lateral thinking?

40. I'd rather see the government grind to a halt.

41. 4 The sentry cried "Halt" as he saw us.

42. The Grand National had been brought to a halt.

43. The Allied advance began to come to a halt.

44. The cars slew to a halt, blocking the traffic.

45. 26 The sentry cried "Halt" as he saw us.

46. Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt.

47. Midnight came to a halt, snorting and pawing the ground.

48. After the election our funding came to an abrupt halt.

49. More commonly, they can halt many types of allergic reactions.

50. Education and public transportation came to a nearly complete halt.