[
US
/ˈhɔɫt/
]
[ UK /hˈɒlt/ ]
[ UK /hˈɒlt/ ]
VERB
-
come to a halt, stop moving
She stopped in front of a store window
the car stopped -
cause to stop
halt the presses
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress -
stop the flow of a liquid
staunch the blood flow
stem the tide -
stop from happening or developing
Halt the process
Block his election
NOUN
-
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze -
the event of something ending
it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill -
the state of inactivity following an interruption
the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
during the halt he got some lunch
he spent the entire stop in his seat
the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
ADJECTIVE
-
disabled in the feet or legs
a game leg
a crippled soldier
How To Use halt In A Sentence
- They kept to the brush and trees, and invariably the man halted and peered out before crossing a dry glade or naked stretch of upland pasturage. War
- This ought to have been fine - if Phaethon had not been like a rock-star's child with a new red Ferrari, scorching off the track, shrivelling crops, turning forest to desert, doubtless melting ice-caps if the Greeks had known about ice-caps, and only stopping when Zeus called a halt with a well-aimed world-saving thunderbolt. Peter Stothard - Times Online - WBLG:
- The flow of assistance to Vietnam's fragile economy from its ideological allies has virtually halted.
- After 12 months, we will convert the asphalt area into tennis and netball courts.
- Thousands of householders are being urged to redesign their gardens to halt the rapid decline of sparrows and starlings. Times, Sunday Times
- This policy could bring that programme to a shuddering halt. Times, Sunday Times
- He infected mice and rabbits with Trypanosoma gondii, the parasite responsible for the dreaded sleeping sickness, then injected the animals with chemical derivatives to determine if any of them could halt the infection. The Emperor of All Maladies
- Pfizer emphasized the halt was limited to patients participating in clinical testing who suffered from a joint disorder known as osteoarthritis, although the company is slated to meet with the FDA later this week to assess any implications for other programs. Pfizer Suspends Trials of Pain Drug After FDA Request
- Retirement is likely to move from an abrupt halt at a fixed age to a more gradual withdrawal, with the abolition of compulsory retirement ages. Times, Sunday Times
- Snap elections called towards the end of last year deterred investment and the recovery ground to a halt. Times, Sunday Times
