halt meaning and definition

HALT noun

Definition of halt (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
2. the event of something ending
   • "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
   • synonyms: stop
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
   • "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
   • synonyms: freeze

HALT verb

Definition of halt (verb)

1. cause to stop
   • "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
   • synonyms: arrest, hold
2. come to a halt, stop moving
   • "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
   • synonyms: stop
   • antonym: get going
3. stop from happening or developing
   • "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
   • synonyms: block, kibosh, stop
4. stop the flow of a liquid
   • "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
   • synonyms: stanch, staunch, stem

HALT adjective

Definition of halt (adjective)

1. disabled in the feet or legs
   • "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
   • synonyms: crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lame