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H0032200 (hôlt)n. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one: The car rolled to a halt when it stalled.v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts v.tr. To cause to stop: The government hopes to halt tax fraud. See Synonyms at stop.v.intr. To stop; pause: The hikers halted for lunch and some rest.

[German, sing. imperative of halten, to stop, from Middle High German, from Old High German haltan.]

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H0032200 (hôlt) Archaic intr.v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts 1. To walk lamely or move in an irregular fashion.2. To proceed or act with uncertainty or indecision; waver.3. To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse.adj. Lame; crippled.

[Middle English halten, to limp, from Old English healtian.]

halt

(hɔːlt) n1. an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress2. (Railways) chiefly Brit a minor railway station, without permanent buildings3. call a halt to put an end (to something); stopn, sentence substitutea command to halt, esp as an order when marchingvbto come or bring to a halt[C17: from the phrase to make halt, translation of German halt machen, from halten to hold¹, stop]

halt

(hɔːlt) vb (intr) 1. (esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective2. to waver or be unsure3. archaic to be lameadjarchaic a. lameb. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the halt. narchaic lameness[Old English healt lame; related to Old Norse haltr, Old High German halz lame, Greek kólos maimed, Old Slavonic kladivo hammer]

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(hɔlt)

v.i. 1. to stop; cease moving, operating. v.t. 2. to cause to stop; bring to a stop. n. 3. a temporary or permanent stop; standstill: to come to a halt. interj. 4. (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.) [1615–25; from the phrase make halt for German halt machen. See hold¹] halt′er, n. syn: See stop.

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(hɔlt)

v.i. 1. to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc. 2. to be in doubt; vacillate. 3. to be lame; limp. adj. 4. lame; limping: an old, halt horse. [before 900; Middle English; Old English healt, c. Old High German halz, Old Norse haltr, Gothic halts; akin to Latin clādēs damage, loss] halt′er, n.

Halt

a stand of armed men.

halt

Past participle: halted
Gerund: halting

Imperative
halt
halt

Present
I halt
you halt
he/she/it halts
we halt
you halt
they halt

Preterite
I halted
you halted
he/she/it halted
we halted
you halted
they halted

Present Continuous
I am halting
you are halting
he/she/it is halting
we are halting
you are halting
they are halting

Present Perfect
I have halted
you have halted
he/she/it has halted
we have halted
you have halted
they have halted

Past Continuous
I was halting
you were halting
he/she/it was halting
we were halting
you were halting
they were halting

Past Perfect
I had halted
you had halted
he/she/it had halted
we had halted
you had halted
they had halted

Future
I will halt
you will halt
he/she/it will halt
we will halt
you will halt
they will halt

Future Perfect
I will have halted
you will have halted
he/she/it will have halted
we will have halted
you will have halted
they will have halted

Future Continuous
I will be halting
you will be halting
he/she/it will be halting
we will be halting
you will be halting
they will be halting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been halting
you have been halting
he/she/it has been halting
we have been halting
you have been halting
they have been halting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been halting
you will have been halting
he/she/it will have been halting
we will have been halting
you will have been halting
they will have been halting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been halting
you had been halting
he/she/it had been halting
we had been halting
you had been halting
they had been halting

Conditional
I would halt
you would halt
he/she/it would halt
we would halt
you would halt
they would halt

Past Conditional
I would have halted
you would have halted
he/she/it would have halted
we would have halted
you would have halted
they would have halted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	halt - 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"stoppage, arrest, hitch, stay, stop, checkinaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactivecountercheck - a check that restrains another checklogjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
	2.	halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"stopconclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"cessation, surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"standstill, tie-up, stand - an interruption of normal activity
	3.	halt - an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"freezepause - temporary inactivity
Verb	1.	halt - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"arrest, holdstop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
	2.	halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"stopgo off - stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"pull up short - stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior preyrein in, rein - stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"conk, stall - come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplaneshaul up, pull up, draw up - come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"brake - stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"settle - come to rest
	3.	halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"kibosh, stop, blockembargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
	4.	halt - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"stanch, staunch, stemcheck - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
Adj.	1.	halt - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lameunfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

halt

verb1. stop, draw up, pull up, break off, stand still, wait, rest, call it a day, belay (Nautical) They halted at a short distance from the house.
stop start, begin, continue, maintain, proceed, go ahead, resume, commence2. come to an end, stop, cease The flow of assistance to refugees has virtually halted.3. hold back, end, check, block, arrest, stem, curb, terminate, obstruct, staunch, cut short, impede, bring to an end, stem the flow, nip in the bud Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday.
hold back encourage, boost, aid, forwardnoun1. stop, end, close, break, stand, arrest, pause, interruption, impasse, standstill, stoppage, termination Air traffic has been brought to a halt.
stop start, beginning, continuation, resumption, commencement

halt¹

noun1. The act of stopping:cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease.2. The condition of being stopped:cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, standstill, stop, stoppage, surcease.verb1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation:arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, stall, stay, stop, surcease.Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to.2. To come to a cessation:arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, leave off, quit, stall, stop, surcease.Idiom: come to a halt.

halt²

verb1. To be irresolute in acting or doing:dither, falter, hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble.2. To walk in a lame way:hitch, hobble, limp.

Translations

停止暂停前进铁路小车站使停止前进

halt

(hoːlt) verb to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc. The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals. （使）停止前进 noun1. a complete stop. the train came to a halt.停止2. a short stop (on a march etc). 暂停前进3. a small railway station. 铁路小车站call a halt (to) to stop; to put an end (to). It's time to call a halt to these stupid arguments. （命令）停止

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→ 停止zhCN

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bring (someone or something) to a halt

To cause a person or thing to stop abruptly. The speeding police car, with its flashing lights and siren, brought all the other drivers to a halt. A sudden reduction in funding brought our research to a halt.See also: bring, halt

call a halt to (something)

To order the end or stoppage of something. Stop all printing—the boss has called a halt to this project!See also: call, halt

come to a halt

To stop abruptly. Every driver came to a halt as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by. Our research came to a halt after a sudden reduction in funding.See also: come, halt

stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks

To make someone or something stop or come to a complete halt immediately or very suddenly. Hearing the gunshot in the distance stopped us both dead in our tracks. Boy, Samantha could stop you in her tracks with her smile!See also: stop, track

grind to a halt

To slowly stop. Our project will grind to a halt if the CEO pulls his approval.See also: grind, halt

halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks

To make someone or something stop or come to a complete halt immediately or very suddenly. Hearing the gunshot in the distance halted us both dead in our tracks. Boy, Samantha could halt you in her tracks with her smile!See also: halt, track

put a halt to (something)

To cause something to stop or to cease or conclude something. I'm going to put a halt to the corruption in this department once and for all! I wish my parents would put a halt to their bickering and just be civil to one another! He really needs to put a halt to this lecture before everyone falls asleep.See also: halt, put

bring someone or something to a halt

to cause someone or something to stop immediately. The explosion brought the lecture to a halt. I brought the visitor to a halt at the front gate.See also: bring, halt

call a halt to something

to demand that something be stopped. We must call a halt to this childish behavior. The manager called a halt to all overtime.See also: call, halt

come to a halt

to stop; to slow down and stop. Slowly, the train came to a halt. After the bus came to a halt, more people got on.See also: come, halt

grind to a halt

Fig. to slow down and stop. Every day about noon, traffic in town grinds to a halt. The bus ground to a halt at the corner and someone got off.See also: grind, halt

call a halt

Order something stopped, as in It was getting too dark to see the ball, so the referee called a halt to the match, or They'd played the march four times, so the conductor called a halt to the rehearsal. [Late 1800s] See also: call, halt

come to a halt

Also, come to a standstill. Stop, either permanently or temporarily. For example, The sergeant ordered the men to come to a halt, or With the strike, construction came to a standstill. Both terms employ come to in the sense of "arrive at" or "reach," a usage dating from the 10th century. Also see come to, def. 2. See also: come, halt

grind to a halt

Also, come to a grinding halt. Gradually come to a standstill or end. For example, Once the funding stopped, the refurbishing project ground to a halt, or She's come to a grinding halt with that book she's writing. This expression alludes to a clogged engine that gradually stops or a ship that runs aground. See also: grind, halt

grind to a halt

COMMON1. If a process or an activity grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops. The peace process has ground to a halt.2. If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily. The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had run out.3. If a country grinds to a halt, all transport in it stops so people are unable to do the things they usually do. The whole country grinds to a halt after an hour's snow.See also: grind, halt

grind to a halt (or come to a grinding halt)

move more and more slowly and then stop. 1999 Times Traffic is expected to grind to a halt throughout the West Country as up to a million sightseers make the trip. See also: grind, halt

call a ˈhalt (to something)

stop an activity: We must call a halt to people leaving work early without permission.See also: call, halt

grind to a ˈhalt/ˈstandstill

come to a grinding ˈhalt

stop slowly: All work on the building has ground to a halt because of a shortage of materials. ♢ Every Friday night traffic comes to a grinding halt in Hammersmith.This idiom refers to the way a very large machine slowly stops working, with some of its parts grinding (= rubbing) together.See also: grind, halt, standstill

stop/halt somebody in their ˈtracks

stop/halt/freeze in your ˈtracks

suddenly make somebody stop by frightening or surprising them; suddenly stop because something has frightened or surprised you: The question stopped Alice in her tracks. ♢ The horse stopped dead in its tracks and refused to move.See also: halt, somebody, stop, track

come to a grinding/screeching halt

Stop suddenly. Referring to the noise made by gears or brakes during a sudden stop, these phrases date from the second half of the 1900s. The National Observer of December 4, 1976, had: “A lot of that stuff is going to come to a screeching halt quickly, and we’re not going to do the screeching.” It is also put as grind to a halt.See also: come, grind, halt, screech

grind to a halt, to

See come to a grinding halt.See also: grind

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bring (someone or something) to a halt

call a halt to (something)

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stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks

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halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks

put a halt to (something)

bring someone or something to a halt

call a halt to something

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verb stop

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verb come to an end

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verb hold back

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noun stop

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noun the act of stopping

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noun the condition of being stopped

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verb to prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation

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verb to come to a cessation

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verb to be irresolute in acting or doing

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verb to walk in a lame way

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noun the state of inactivity following an interruption

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noun the event of something ending

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noun an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

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verb cause to stop

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