halt

Noun
  1. The state of inactivity following an interruption (synset 114034398)
    "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"
    is a type of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive
    subtypes:
    • countercheck - a check that restrains another check
    • logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
    same as: arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
  2. The event of something ending (synset 107380449)
    "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something
    subtypes:
    same as: stop
  3. An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement (synset 101065621)
    "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
    is a type of: pause - temporary inactivity
    same as: freeze
Adjective
  1. Disabled in the feet or legs (synset 301022380)
    "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
    similar to: unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
    same as: crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lame
Verb
  1. Cause to stop (synset 201863572)
    "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
    is a type of: stop - cause to stop
    same as: arrest, hold
  2. Come to a halt, stop moving (synset 201864781)
    "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
    subtypes:
    • go off - stop running, functioning, or operating
    • pull up short - stop abruptly
    • check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
    • check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
    • check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
    • rein, rein in - stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
    • conk, stall - come to a stop
    • stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
    • draw up, haul up, pull up - come to a halt after driving somewhere
    • brake - stop travelling by applying a brake
    • settle - come to rest
    same as: stop
  3. Stop from happening or developing (synset 202565578)
    "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
    is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    subtypes:
    • embargo - prevent commerce
    • stay - stop a judicial process
    same as: block, kibosh, stop
  4. Stop the flow of a liquid (synset 200355106)
    "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
    is a type of: check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
    same as: stanch, staunch, stem

Other Searches