halt
Meaning
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- To stop marching.
- To stop either temporarily or permanently.
- To bring to a stop.
- To cause to discontinue.
Synonyms
come to a halt
come to a stop
bring to a stop
stop moving
cause to stop
act of stopping
stand in the way of
be in the way
go lame
halting place
flag station
closing-down
go straight up
set-back
baiting-place
stopping place
take hold of
phase-down
walk lame
turn off
throw-out of
to stop
adhere to
temporarily discontinued
come to a standstill
put out of action
stand upright
haling place
stop walking
hold still
shuttingdown
lay-over
stop abruptly
dam up
standstil
time wasted
get stuck
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɒlt/
Etymology
From Middle French halt, from early modern German halt (“stop!”), imperative of halten (“to hold, to stop”). More at hold.
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