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- pronunciation:
- hawlt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, interjection
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
halts, halting, halted |
| definition: |
to stop or pause, as in a movement or operation.
The train pulled into the station and slowly halted.Production halted as the workers went on strike.Conversation halted when the supervisor entered the room.- synonyms:
- cease, pause, stop
- antonyms:
- continue, go, proceed, start
- similar words:
- brake, break, check, desist, discontinue, freeze, quit, rest, stand, suspend, wait
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| related words: |
abort, balk, cease, close, deadlock, draw up, end, grind, hesitate, leave off, shut down, stall, wait up |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to stop.
Guards halted the travelers as they neared the border.They halted work on the project when the money began to run out.- synonyms:
- arrest, cease, stay, stop, terminate
- antonyms:
- activate, start
- similar words:
- brake, check, curb, discontinue, freeze, interrupt, kill, quit, rest, restrain, wait
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abort, cease, combat, conclude, discontinue, end, paralyze, prohibit, stall, stem, stifle, stop, suspend, trip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a stop or suspension of activity.
The train came to a slow halt at the station.- synonyms:
- break, cessation, hiatus, pause, stay, stoppage, suspension
- similar words:
- catch, cease, check, end, interlude, intermission, interruption, stand, standstill, stick, stop, termination
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| related words: |
deadlock, impasse, letup, truce, wait |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
used as a command to stop forward motion, as to marching troops or to a person entering a restricted area.
Halt! Show yourself! |
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