Definition: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Usage: a halt in the arms race; a nuclear freeze
Definition: the event of something ending
Usage: it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Main entry: arrest, stop, stoppage, check, halt, hitch, stay
Definition: the state of inactivity following an interruption
Usage: 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
Main entry: stanch, staunch, stem, halt
Definition: stop the flow of a liquid
Usage: staunch the blood flow; stem the tide
Main entry: arrest, hold, halt
Definition: cause to stop
Usage: Halt the engines; Arrest the progress; halt the presses
Definition: come to a halt, stop moving
Usage: the car stopped; She stopped in front of a store window
Main entry: block, stop, halt, kibosh
Definition: stop from happening or developing
Usage: Block his election; Halt the process
Main entry: gimpy, halt, halting, game, lame, crippled
Definition: disabled in the feet or legs
Usage: a crippled soldier; a game leg