VERB | motion | halt, hold, arrest | cause to stop |
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motion | halt, stop | come to a halt, stop moving | |
social | halt, stop, block, kibosh | stop from happening / happening or developing | |
change | halt, stem, stanch, staunch | stop the flow of a liquid / liquid | |
NOUN | state | halt, arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption |
event | halt, stop | the event of something ending | |
act | halt, freeze | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | |
ADJECTIVE | all | halt, crippled, halting, lame, gimpy, game | disabled in the feet or legs |
Sounds | hhao'lt | |
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Rhymes | asphalt ... vault: 13 rhymes with aolt... |
Meaning | disabled in the feet or legs. | |
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Synonyms | crippled, halting, lame, gimpy, game | |
Broader | unfit | not in good physical or mental condition |
Spanish | cojo, lisiado, rengo | |
Catalan | coix, esguerrat |
Meaning | The state of inactivity following an interruption. | |
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Example | "during the halt he got some lunch" | |
Synonyms | arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | |
Narrower | countercheck | A check that restrains another check |
logjam | Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity | |
Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness | The state of being inactive |
Spanish | alto, detención, parada | |
Catalan | aturada, detenció, parada | |
Verbs | halt | come to a halt, stop moving |
halt | cause to stop |
Meaning | The event of something ending. | |
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Synonym | stop | |
Narrower | cessation, surcease | A stopping |
stand, standstill, tie-up | An interruption of normal activity | |
Broader | ending, conclusion, finish | event whose occurrence ends something |
Spanish | alto, interrupción, parada | |
Catalan | alto, aturada, interrupció, parada | |
Verbs | halt | stop the flow of a liquid / liquid |
halt | come to a halt, stop moving | |
halt | cause to stop | |
halt | stop from happening / happening or developing |
Meaning | An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement. | |
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Example | "a halt in the arms race" | |
Synonym | freeze | |
Broader | pause | temporary inactivity |
Spanish | alto | |
Catalan | alto | |
Verbs | halt | come to a halt, stop moving |
halt | cause to stop | |
halt | stop from happening / happening or developing |
Meaning | Cause to stop. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | They halt the animals | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | hold, arrest | |
Broader | stop | Cause to stop |
Spanish | estancar, parar | |
Catalan | estancar | |
Nouns | halt | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement |
halt | the event of something ending | |
halt | the state of inactivity following an interruption |
Meaning | Come to a halt, stop moving. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Model | These cars won't halt; They halt the animals | |
Synonym | stop | |
Caused by | stop | Cause to stop |
Entailed by | challenge | ask for identification |
Narrower | brake | stop travelling by applying a brake |
check | stop in a chase especially when scent is lost | |
check | abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey | |
check | stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution | |
draw up, pull up, haul up | Come to a halt after driving somewhere | |
go off | stop running, functioning, or operating | |
pull up short | stop abruptly | |
rein, rein in | stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins | |
settle | Come to rest | |
stall, conk | Come to a stop | |
stall | Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes | |
Opposite | start, go, get going | Begin or set in motion |
Spanish | detenerse, detener, estancar, pararse, parar | |
Catalan | aturar-se, aturar, deixar, detenir-se, estancar, parar | |
Nouns | halt | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement |
halt | the event of something ending | |
halt | the state of inactivity following an interruption |
Meaning | Stop from happening / happening or developing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Halt the process" | |
Synonyms | stop, block, kibosh | |
Narrower | embargo | prevent commerce |
stay | stop a judicial process | |
Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
Spanish | bloquear, detener, estancar, obstruir, parar | |
Catalan | aturar, detenir, estancar, obstruir, parar | |
Nouns | halt | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement |
halt | the event of something ending |
Meaning | stop the flow of a liquid / liquid. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | stem, stanch, staunch | |
Broader | check | arrest the motion / motion (of something) abruptly |
Spanish | estancar, restañar | |
Catalan | estancar, estroncar | |
Nouns | halt | the event of something ending |
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