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Detailed Synonyms for halt in English

halt:

to halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)

  1. to halt
    to stop; to stem; to bring to a halt; put to a stop; to halt; to bring to a standstill
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • bring to a halt verbe (brings to a halt, brought to a halt, bringing to a halt)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • bring to a standstill verbe (brings to a standstill, brought to a standstill, bringing to a standstill)
  2. to halt
    to put out; to halt; to set out; to stop; to turn off; to bring to a halt; to bring to a standstill
    • put out verbe (puts out, put out, putting out)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • set out verbe (sets out, set out, setting out)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • turn off verbe (turns off, turned off, turning off)
    • bring to a halt verbe (brings to a halt, brought to a halt, bringing to a halt)
    • bring to a standstill verbe (brings to a standstill, brought to a standstill, bringing to a standstill)
  3. to halt
    to stop; to come to a stand-still; to halt; to stand still
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • come to a stand-still verbe (comes to a stand-still, came to a stand-still, coming to a stand-still)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • stand still verbe (stands still, stood still, standing still)
  4. to halt
    – stop the flow of a liquid 1
    to stem; to staunch; to halt; stanch
    – stop the flow of a liquid 1
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
      • stem the tide1
    • staunch verbe (staunchs, staunched, staunching)
      • staunch the blood flow1
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • stanch verbe
  5. to halt
    – cause to stop 1
    to hold; to arrest; to halt
    – cause to stop 1
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
    • arrest verbe (arrests, arrested, arresting)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
      • halt the presses1
  6. to halt
    – come to a halt, stop moving 1
    to stop; to halt
    – come to a halt, stop moving 1
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • the car stopped1
      • She stopped in front of a store window1
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
  7. to halt
    – stop from happening or developing 1
    to block; to stop; to halt; kibosh
    – stop from happening or developing 1
    • block verbe (blocks, blocked, blocking)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • kibosh verbe

Conjugations for halt:

present
  1. halt
  2. halt
  3. halts
  4. halt
  5. halt
  6. halt
simple past
  1. halted
  2. halted
  3. halted
  4. halted
  5. halted
  6. halted
present perfect
  1. have halted
  2. have halted
  3. has halted
  4. have halted
  5. have halted
  6. have halted
past continuous
  1. was halting
  2. were halting
  3. was halting
  4. were halting
  5. were halting
  6. were halting
future
  1. shall halt
  2. will halt
  3. will halt
  4. shall halt
  5. will halt
  6. will halt
continuous present
  1. am halting
  2. are halting
  3. is halting
  4. are halting
  5. are halting
  6. are halting
subjunctive
  1. be halted
  2. be halted
  3. be halted
  4. be halted
  5. be halted
  6. be halted
diverse
  1. halt!
  2. let's halt!
  3. halted
  4. halting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

halt [the ~] nom

  1. the halt
    the halting-place; the halt; the stopping-place; the stop
  2. the halt
    – an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement 1
    the freeze; the halt
    – an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement 1
    • freeze [the ~] nom
      • a nuclear freeze1
    • halt [the ~] nom
      • a halt in the arms race1
  3. the halt
    – the event of something ending 1
    the stop; the halt
    – the event of something ending 1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill1
    • halt [the ~] nom
  4. the halt
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    the check; the stay; the stop; the hitch; the arrest; the halt; the stoppage
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    • check [the ~] nom
      • held them in check1
    • stay [the ~] nom
      • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow1
    • stop [the ~] nom
      • he spent the entire stop in his seat1
    • hitch [the ~] nom
    • arrest [the ~] nom
      • the negotiations were in arrest1
    • halt [the ~] nom
      • during the halt he got some lunch1
    • stoppage [the ~] nom

halt

  1. halt

halt adj

  1. halt
    – disabled in the feet or legs 1
    lame; game; halt; crippled; halting; gimpy
    – disabled in the feet or legs 1

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Related Definitions for "halt":

  1. disabled in the feet or legs1
  2. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement1
    • a halt in the arms race1
  3. the event of something ending1
  4. the state of inactivity following an interruption1
    • during the halt he got some lunch1
  5. stop the flow of a liquid1
  6. cause to stop1
    • halt the presses1
  7. come to a halt, stop moving1
  8. stop from happening or developing1

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