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halt

/hɑlt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Halt means: disabled in the feet or legs.

Synonyms for halt28

noun, as in the state of inactivity following an interruption

arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

noun, as in the event of something ending

stop

noun, as in an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

freeze

verb, as in stop from happening or developing

stop, block, kibosh

verb, as in stop the flow of a liquid

stem, stanch, staunch

verb, as in cause to come to an abrupt stop

hold, arrest

verb, as in come to a halt, stop moving

stop

adjective, as in disabled in the feet or legs

crippled, halting, lame, gimpy, game, unfit

also used for halt

brake, desist, immobilize, terminate, shut down, moratorium, recess, endpoint, terminus

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What does halt mean?8

adjective

1

disabled in the feet or legs“a crippled soldier”

noun

1

the state of inactivity following an interruption“the negotiations were in arrest”

2

the event of something ending“it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill”

3

an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement“a halt in the arms race”

verb

1

stop from happening or developing“Block his election”

2

stop the flow of a liquid“staunch the blood flow”

3

cause to come to an abrupt stop“Halt the engines”

4

come to a halt, stop moving“the car stopped”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with halt?7

one syllable

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two syllables

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Halt in a sentence

  • Too often, wisdom is simply prudence that has ground to a halt.Chrikaru
  • At the ethics committee, a temporary halt to cloning experiments was decided.JimBreen
  • The train was brought to a sudden halt.CK
  • Felix brought the truck to a quick halt by slamming on the brakes.Amastan
  • The blue sports car came to a screeching halt.CM
  • They were unanimous that the war should be brought to a halt.Zifre
  • Swift and decisive action is needed to halt the genocidal war.Amastan
  • Leonid was going to camp out about halt a mile from the house.Amastan

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Forms of halt

as a noun

plural
halts

as a verb

past tense
halted
present participle
halting
third-person singular
halts
past participle
halted