halt
adjective
- 1
disabled in the feet or legs
a crippled soldier
a game leg
noun
- 1
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze
- 2
the event of something ending
it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
- 3
the state of inactivity following an interruption
the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
verb
- 1
stop the flow of a liquid
staunch the blood flow
stem the tide
- 2
cause to stop
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
- 3
come to a halt, stop moving
the car stopped
She stopped in front of a store window
- 4
stop from happening or developing
Block his election
Halt the process
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