| halt 1 (hôlt) n. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one: The car rolled to a halt when it stalled. v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts v.tr. To cause to stop: The government hopes to halt tax fraud. v.intr. To stop; pause: The hikers halted for lunch and some rest. See Synonyms at stop. [German, sing. imperative of halten, to stop, from Middle High German, from Old High German haltan.] |
| halt 2 (hôlt) intr.v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts 1. To proceed or act with uncertainty or indecision; waver. 2. To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse. 3. To limp or hobble. adj. Archaic Lame; crippled. [Middle English halten, to limp, from Old English healtian.] |
halt
Verb
to come to a stop or bring (someone or something) to a stop
Noun
1. a temporary standstill
2. a military command to stop
3. Chiefly Brit a minor railway station without a building: Deeside Halt
4. call a halt to to put an end to [German halten to stop]
Halt a stand of armed men.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  halt - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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"countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" |
| 2. |  halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" | |
| 3. | halt - an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" pause - temporary inactivity | |
| Verb | 1. | halt - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" |
| 2. | halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" go off - stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane" pull up short - stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast" check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked" check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey rein in, rein - stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office" stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplanes haul up, pull up, draw up - come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" brake - stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road" settle - come to rest | |
| 3. | halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" | |
| 4. | halt - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve" | |
| Adj. | 1. | halt - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
halt
verb 1. stop, draw up, pull up, break off, stand still, wait, rest, call it a day, belay Nautical << OPPOSITE continue
verb 3. hold back, end, check, block, arrest, stem, curb, terminate, obstruct, staunch, cut short, impede, bring to an end, stem the flow, nip in the bud << OPPOSITE aid
noun 4. stop, end, close, break, stand, arrest, pause, interruption, impasse, standstill, stoppage, termination << OPPOSITE continuation
Translations
halt [hɔːlt] n (= stop) → alto, parada;
(RAIL) → apeadero
vt → parar
vi → pararse; [process] → interrumpirse;
halt [hɔːlt] vt → anhalten;
(progress etc) → zum Stillstand bringen
vi → anhalten, zum Stillstand kommen
n to come to a halt → zum Stillstand kommen;
v halt [hoːlt]
to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals. tot stilstand kom, stop يَتَوَقَّف спирам (се) zastavit (se) standse; stoppe halten σταματώ parar, detener peatama, peatuma توقف کردن pysäyttää, pysähtyä (s')arrêter לַעֲצוֹר बंद कर देना zaustaviti (se) megáll(ít) menghentikan stöðva fermare, fermarsi 止める 정지하다; 멈추게 하다 sustoti, sustabdyti apstādināt; apstāties berhenti (doen) stoppen stanse, stoppe (opp) zatrzymać się parar a (se) opri останавливаться zastaviť (sa) ustaviti (se) stati stanna หยุด dur(dur)mak 使停止前進 затинатися, запинатися رکنا chặn lại 使停止前进
n
1 a complete stop the train came to a halt. halt, stilstand تَوَقُّف تام спиране zastavení stop der Halt στάση alto, interrupción peatus ایست pysähdys arrêt עֲצִירָה रुकना zastoj; zastanak megállás berhenti stans fermata 停止 정지 sustojimas apstāties berhenti sepenuhnya stilstand full stans/stopp postój alto oprire остановка zastavenie ustavitev zastoj halt, uppehåll การยุติชั่วคราว durma 停止 зупинка وقفہ dừng 停止
2 a short stop (on a march etc). 'n oomblik stilstaan وُقوف قَصير، اسْتِراحَه прекъсване zastávka stop die Rast στάση, αλτ parada peatus مكث seisahdus halte הַפסָקָה विराम स्थल stanka (u hodu, na putu) rövid pihenő berhenti stans alt, sosta 休止 (일시적) 중지 sustojimas poilsio apstāšanās berhenti seketika onderbreking, pauze stans, stopp przystanek, postój paragem popas привал zastávka postanek pauza halt, rast การหยุดชั่วคราว mola 暫停前進 привал, відпочинок تھمنا tạm thời dừng lại 暂停前进
3 a small railway station. halte موقِف قِطار قَصير واخْتِياري спирка zastávka trinbræt die Haltestation μικρός σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός apeadero pooljaam ایستگاه فرعی seisake halte תַּחֲנָת רַכֶּבֶת קְטָנָה छोटा रेलवे स्टेशन sporedna, lokalna postaja bez stanicnih zgrada megálló(hely) halte lítil lestarstöð stazioncina ferroviaria 停車場 (역사(驛舍)가 없는) 역; 정거장 pusstotė piestātne; pietura stesen kereta api kecil bushalte, treinhalte, metrohalte holdeplass, stoppested stacja kolejowa apeadeiro haltă полустанок zastávka postajališče postaja anhalt, hållplats สถานีรถไฟขนาดเล็ก küçük tren istasyonu 鐵路小車站 полустанок; платформа چھوٹا سا ریل گاڑی کا پڑاؤ ga xép 铁路小车站
call a halt (to)
to stop; to put an end (to) It's time to call a halt to these stupid arguments. 'n einde aan iets maak يوقِف спирам udělat konec stoppe; sætte en stopper for Einhalt gebieten σταματώ, βάζω τέρμα σε κτ. poner fin a lõppu tegema پایان دادن tehdä loppu mettre un terme à עֲצִירָה बंद करने के लिए कहना obustaviti, prekinuti pihenőt ad; véget vet menghentikan stöðva mettere fine a やめる 정지를 명하다 sustabdyti, užbaigti apstādināt menghentikan een halt toeroepen; een einde maken aan si stopp, gjøre en ende på zakończyć, powstrzymać pôr fim a a pune capăt (la) положить конец (чему-л.) urobiť koniec narediti konec čemu prekinuti sätta stopp för ทำให้หยุด son vermek 停止 припинити روکنا، ختم کرنا dừng; chấm dứt （命令）停止
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