English adjective: halt | |||
1. | halt disabled in the feet or legs | ||
Samples | A crippled soldier. A game leg. | ||
Synonyms | crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lame | ||
Similar | unfit | ||
Antonyms | fit | ||
English noun: halt | |||
1. | halt (state) the state of inactivity following an interruption | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | countercheck, logjam | ||
2. | halt (event) the event of something ending | ||
Samples | It came to a stop at the bottom of the hill. | ||
Synonyms | stop | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, finish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cessation, stand, standstill, surcease, tie-up | ||
3. | halt (act) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | ||
Samples | A halt in the arms race. A nuclear freeze. | ||
Synonyms | freeze | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pause | ||
English verb: halt | |||
1. | halt (motion) cause to stop | ||
Samples | Halt the engines. Arrest the progress. Halt the presses. | ||
Examples | They halt the animals | ||
Synonyms | arrest, hold | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
2. | halt (motion) come to a halt, stop moving | ||
Samples | The car stopped. She stopped in front of a store window. | ||
Examples | They halt the animals, These cars won't halt | ||
Synonyms | stop | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brake, check, check, check, conk, draw up, go off, haul up, pull up, pull up short, rein, rein in, settle, stall, stall | ||
Antonyms | get going, start, go | ||
3. | halt (social) stop from happening or developing | ||
Samples | Block his election. Halt the process. | ||
Synonyms | block, kibosh, stop | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | embargo, stay | ||
4. | halt (change) stop the flow of a liquid | ||
Samples | Staunch the blood flow. Stem the tide. | ||
Synonyms | stanch, staunch, stem | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | check | ||