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halt

/ halt /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to stop
"Halt the engines"
"Arrest the progress"
"halt the presses"
Type of:
stop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 2
"a halt in the arms race"
"a nuclear freeze"
Type of:
pause
noun Sense 3
"it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
verb Sense 4
"the car stopped"
"She stopped in front of a store window"
Opposites:
start go get going
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
"Block his election"
"Halt the process"
Kinds of:
embargo stay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 6
disabled in the feet or legs
"a crippled soldier"
"a game leg"
Similar:
unfit
noun Sense 7
"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"
Kinds of:
countercheck logjam
verb Sense 8
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"
"them the tide"
Type of:
check
Derived:
stop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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