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- Dictionaryhalt/hɔːlt/
verb
- 1. bring or come to an abrupt stop: "there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one: "a halt in production" Similar Opposite
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halt. noun [ S ] uk / hɒlt / us / hɑːlt / an occasion when something stops moving or happening: halt in the recent halt in production. bring something to a halt Severe flooding has brought trains to a halt (= prevented them from moving) on several lines in Scotland.
The meaning of HALT is to cease marching or journeying. How to use halt in a sentence.
Halt definition: to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily. See examples of HALT used in a sentence.
10 meanings: 1. an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress 2. mainly British a minor railway station, without.... Click for more definitions.
HALT meaning: 1. to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening: 2. an occasion when something stops…. Learn more.
n. 1. an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress. 2. (Railways) chiefly Brit a minor railway station, without permanent buildings. 3. call a halt to put an end (to something); stop. n, sentence substitute. a command to halt, esp as an order when marching.
noun. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement. “a halt in the arms race” synonyms: freeze. see more. noun. the state of inactivity following an interruption.