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Synonyms for halt
hɔlthalt
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Princeton's WordNet
arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagenoun
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"
Synonyms:
hitch, verification, enlistment, limp, full stop, stoppage, apprehension, hindrance, impediment, chip, tab, interference, handicap, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, occlusion, confirmation, point, freeze, check mark, pinch, cheque, block, tour of duty, stop consonant, baulk, term of enlistment, diaphragm, checkout, taking into custody, duty tour, hinderance, hobble, blockage, curb, chit, stop, layover, rub, occlusive, plosive, collar, plosive speech sound, period, substantiation, stay, hang-up, tour, deterrent, encumbrance, catch, balk, stopover, plosive consonant, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, full point, preventative, snag, assay, bridle, closure, checkAntonyms:
fitstop, haltnoun
the event of something ending
"it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
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plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, freeze, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, layover, stop, occlusive, arrest, point, closureAntonyms:
fitfreeze, haltadjective
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
"a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
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stay, hitch, stoppage, frost, check, freeze, arrest, stop, freezingAntonyms:
fitcrippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, gameverb
disabled in the feet or legs
"a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
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mettlesome, crippled, spirited, lame, halting, gamy, gritty, feeble, gamey, spunky, gimpy, gameAntonyms:
fithalt, hold, arrestverb
cause to stop
"Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
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accommodate, staunch, book, retain, get, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, deem, hold up, arrest, cop, take, have, concord, stanch, check, make, block, take for, go for, throw, kibosh, control, turn back, harbor, catch, keep, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nab, nurse, oblige, curb, stop, nail, pick up, defy, collar, confine, apprehend, have got, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, stem, contain, obtain, maintain, guard, concur, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, hold, hold in, bearAntonyms:
fitstop, haltverb
come to a halt, stop moving
"the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
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staunch, block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay off, terminate, hold, barricade, stop, check, break, give up, stanch, bar, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, stem, containAntonyms:
fitstop, halt, block, kiboshverb
stop from happening or developing
"Block his election"; "Halt the process"
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staunch, close up, block up, lug, draw a blank, immobilise, obturate, jam, arrest, block off, intercept, end, blank out, stanch, finish, obstruct, block, deflect, impede, embarrass, hold back, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, stymie, give up, forget, immobilize, stop, stuff, occlude, stymy, freeze, blockade, hold on, bar, cease, barricade, hinder, stem, discontinue, contain, parry, kibosh, choke up, terminate, hold, quit, checkAntonyms:
fitstem, stanch, staunch, haltverb
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
Synonyms:
stop, block, kibosh, stanch, staunch, arrest, hold, stemAntonyms:
fit
Dictionary of English Synonymes
haltverb
Synonyms:
stop, hold, stand still, stop short, pull up, take breath, lie by, LIE TOhaltverb
Synonyms:
limp, hobble, walk lamelyhaltadjective
haltnoun
Synonyms:
stop, stand, stand stillhaltnoun
Synonyms:
limp, limping gait
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How to use halt in a sentence?
We express deep regret that senior Japanese officials have been recently making irresponsible comments without presenting a clear basis for them, suggesting our government was violating export controls and not enforcing sanctions, to halt unnecessary disputes and to determine factual basis of the Japanese government's claims, we suggest a panel of U.N. Security Council experts or an appropriate international organization to conduct a fair investigation into any cases of four major export control violations by South Korea and Japan.
If they put a halt to it, shoot, it's definitely going to hurt our market, but our little voice out here don't amount to much. ... They don't listen to us guys.
The State Department official:
But the hope is that they'll understand the importance of having a conversation and talking about these things as we agreed in the original Singapore agreement, there's nothing to be gained by not talking. It's only to their benefit. North Korea nuclear reiterated on Tuesday it was no longer bound by commitments to halt nuclear and missile testing, blaming the United States' failure to meet a year-end deadline for nuclear talks and.
We know that safe, orderly and legal migration is good for all our economies. But we need to halt the dangerous and unlawful ways people are migrating and the dangerous ways.
Rarely do they walk in the middle of the fairway and halt play, we weren't going anywhere fast. And neither was he.
Translations for halt
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- وقفArabic
- Haltestelle, rasten, Pause, Halt, stoppen, anhalten, Blockierung, Halteplatz, stocken, zögernGerman
- haltigi, trajnhaltejo, lami, halti, haltoEsperanto
- parar, altoSpanish
- مکثPersian
- seisauttaa, seisahtua, pysähdys, lopettaminen, seisake, loppu, pysähtyä, pysähtyminen, pysäyttääFinnish
- halterFrench
- դադարArmenian
- fermareItalian
- 停止する, 休止する, 押し止める, ためらう, さまたげるJapanese
- urutūMāori
- bremse, avvente, nøle, stoppeNorwegian
- apeadeiroPortuguese
- sayayQuechua
- хромать, останавливатьRussian
- stoppa, haltaSwedish
- நிறுத்தம்Tamil
- tạm dừng lạiVietnamese
- 停Chinese
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