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- Dictionaryhalt/hɔːlt/
verb
- 1. bring or come to an abrupt stop: "there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one: "a halt in production" Similar Opposite
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halt. noun [ S ] uk / hɒlt / us / hɑːlt / an occasion when something stops moving or happening: halt in the recent halt in production. bring something to a halt Severe flooding has brought trains to a halt (= prevented them from moving) on several lines in Scotland.
The meaning of HALT is to cease marching or journeying. How to use halt in a sentence.
halt. (hɔːlt ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, 3rd person singular present tense halts , present participle halting , past tense, past participle halted. 1. verb. When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still.
HALT meaning: 1. to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening: 2. an occasion when something stops…. Learn more.
Halt definition: to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily. See examples of HALT used in a sentence.
noun. the state of inactivity following an interruption. “during the halt he got some lunch” synonyms: arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage. see more.
1. an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress. 2. (Railways) chieflyBrit a minor railway station, without permanent buildings. 3. call a halt to put an end (to something); stop. n, sentence substitute. a command to halt, esp as an order when marching.
to suddenly make somebody stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because something has frightened or surprised you. The question stopped Alice in her tracks. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks: what was he doing? (figurative) The disease was stopped in its tracks by immunization programmes. Topics Feelings c2.
HALT definition: 1. the act of stopping moving or happening: 2. to officially order something to stop: 3. to stop…. Learn more.
Halt Definition. hôlt. halted, halting, halts. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. halts. A stop, esp. a temporary one, as in marching; pause or discontinuance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A command to stop. Webster's New World. Lameness.