halt

/hɔ:lt/
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halt

The soldier came to a sudden halt during the march.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To stop moving or progressing: To bring or come to a stop; to cease movement or operation.
    • To cause something to stop: To bring an activity or process to an end.

  2. Noun:

    • A temporary stop or interruption in movement or progress: A pause or cessation of activity.
    • (Archaic) A limp or lameness: An impaired manner of walking.
Usage
  • As a verb: "Halt" is used to command or describe a stop. It can be transitive (with an object) or intransitive (without an object).
  • As a noun: "Halt" typically refers to the event or state of stopping. It is often used with prepositions like "to," "at," or "call a."
Examples
  • Verb (Intransitive):
    • The train will halt at the next station.
    • Production halted due to a lack of materials.
  • Verb (Transitive):
    • The officer halted the traffic to let the children cross.
    • The company halted all further development on the project.
  • Noun:
    • The car came to a sudden halt.
    • Work came to a halt during the power outage.
    • The commander called a halt to the advance.
Advanced Usage
  • "To grind to a halt": To stop slowly and completely, often noisily or with difficulty.
    • Without funding, the research project ground to a halt.
  • "To call a halt to something": To decide or order that an activity should stop.
    • The referee called a halt to the match because of the storm.
Variants and Related Words
  • Halting (adj): Slow and hesitant, as if lacking confidence.
    • He spoke in a halting voice.
  • Haltingly (adv): In a hesitant or faltering manner.
    • She answered the question haltingly.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Stop, cease, terminate, arrest, stem.
  • Noun: Stop, cessation, standstill, stoppage, pause.
Phrasal Verbs

(The word "halt" itself is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed by "halt" alone or in the phrases listed in "Advanced Usage.")

Idioms
  • Halt between two opinions: (Archaic) To be undecided or waver between two choices.
    • The committee halted between two opinions for weeks.
halt

The soldier came to a sudden halt during the march.

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
    • during the halt he got some lunch
    • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
    • he spent the entire stop in his seat
Verb
  1. stop the flow of a liquid
    • staunch the blood flow
    • stem the tide
  2. stop from happening or developing
    • Block his election
    • Halt the process
  3. come to a halt, stop moving
    • the car stopped
    • She stopped in front of a store window
  4. cause to stop
    • Halt the engines
    • Arrest the progress
    • halt the presses

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