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| halt [ hawlt ] |
noun (plural halts) |
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temporary stop: an end or temporary stop
  The sudden rain brought the game to an abrupt halt.
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interjection |
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command used to make somebody stop: used to command somebody to stop
Halt! Identify yourself!
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle halt·ed, present participle halt·ing, 3rd person present singular halts) |
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stop: to stop, or make somebody or something stop
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| [Late 16th century. < German halten "to stop, hold"] |
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call a halt to stop something or demand that something be stopped
They called a halt to the negotiations.
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grind to a halt to come gradually to a complete stop
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