English

Detailed Synonyms for halt in English

halt:

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

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 ~] noun

  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 ~] noun
      • a nuclear freeze1
    • halt [the ~] noun
      • 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 ~] noun
      • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill1
    • halt [the ~] noun
  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 ~] noun
      • held them in check1
    • stay [the ~] noun
      • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow1
    • stop [the ~] noun
      • he spent the entire stop in his seat1
    • hitch [the ~] noun
    • arrest [the ~] noun
      • the negotiations were in arrest1
    • halt [the ~] noun
      • during the halt he got some lunch1
    • stoppage [the ~] noun

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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