halt (
http://definr.com/halt)
adj : disabled in the feet or legs [syn:
crippled,
halting,
lame]
n 1: 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" [syn:
arrest,
check,
hitch,
stay,
stop,
stoppage]
2: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the
bottom of the hill" [syn:
stop]
3: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or
movement: "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
[syn:
freeze]
v 1: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress";
"halt the presses" [syn:
hold,
arrest]
2: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped
in front of a store window" [syn:
stop] [ant:
start]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election";
"Halt the process" [syn:
stop,
block,
kibosh]
4: come to rest [syn:
settle]
5: as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a
wound [syn:
stem,
stanch,
staunch]
6: cause to stop or halt; "Halt the engine"