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halt (1)

halt [ hawlt ]


noun  (plural halts)
Definition:
 
temporary stop: an end or temporary stop
The sudden rain brought the game to an abrupt halt.



interjection 
Definition:
 
command used to make somebody stop: used to command somebody to stop
Halt! Identify yourself!



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle halt·ed, present participle halt·ing, 3rd person present singular halts)
Definition:
 
stop: to stop, or make somebody or something stop

[Late 16th century. < German halten "to stop, hold"]

call a halt to stop something or demand that something be stopped
They called a halt to the negotiations.


grind to a halt to come gradually to a complete stop

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