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Meaning of halt

1. (n) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"

2. (n) the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

3. (n) 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"

4. (v) stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"

5. (v) cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

6. (v) come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

7. (v) stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

8. (adj.sat.) disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

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