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halt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage |
| Type of | inactivity, inaction, inactiveness |
| Has types | countercheck, logjam |
during the halt he got some lunch.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stop |
| Type of | conclusion, ending, finish |
| Has types | stand, standstill, surcease, tie-up, cessation |
Examples of halt
halt
They need to halt all services and let people become responsible for themselves.
From the newsday.com
The Egyptian economy has stagnated, and normal life has come to a crashing halt.
From the washingtontimes.com
When the credit crunch hit, lenders pulled back and dealmaking ground to a halt.
From the businessweek.com
Exports had been growing by 10% annually until 1997, when growth came to a halt.
From the businessweek.com
Neighborhood council members threatened to lay down strips to halt the practice.
From the latimes.com
The recovery almost came to a halt in the second quarter in many OECD economies.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The end result is that asset prices fall and economic activity grinds to a halt.
From the guardian.co.uk
The one on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf failed to halt the flow of oil.
From the dailyherald.com
He said the district decided after only one meeting to halt a parents'committee.
From the timesunion.com
- Crippled: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
- Arrest: 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"
- Cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
- Stop: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
- Stop: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
- Freeze: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
- A train station (commonly station,'Station' is however commonly understood to mean 'railway station' or 'train station' unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g. Fowler H W and Fowler F G, The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 9th ed. ...
- A cessation, either temporary or permanent; A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom; to stop either temporarily or permanently; to cause something to stop; to waver or be hesitant; Lame, limping
- (halting) prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken
