Halt
nnoun.statethe state of inactivity following an interruptionSynset:arrest check hitch stay stop stoppage
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:checkhaltstop
Hypernyms:inaction inactiveness inactivity
Inherited Hypernyms:arrestinactionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
Full Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
nnoun.eventthe event of something endingSynset:stop
Examples:- it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Derivationally Related Form:haltstop
Hypernyms:conclusion ending finish
Inherited Hypernyms:stopendinghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cessationstandstandstillsurceasetie-up
Full Hyponyms:cessationlegal separationstand
nnoun.actan interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movementSynset:freeze
Examples:- a halt in the arms race
- a nuclear freeze
Derivationally Related Form:freezehalt
Hypernyms:pause
Inherited Hypernyms:freezepauseinactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motioncause to stopSynset:arrest hold
Examples:- Halt the engines
- Arrest the progress
- halt the presses
Derivationally Related Form:holdhaltarrester
Hypernyms:stop
Inherited Hypernyms:haltstop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | They --- the animals (apply to: hold, halt)
vverb.motioncome to a halt, stop movingSynset:stop
Examples:- the car stopped
- She stopped in front of a store window
Antonyms:start
Derivationally Related Form:haltstop
Inherited Hypernyms:stop
Direct Hyponyms:brakecheckconkdraw upgo offhaul uppull uppull up shortreinrein insettlestall
Full Troponyms:brakecheckdraw upgo offpull up shortreinsettlestall
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | These cars won't --- (apply to: halt, stop) | They --- the animals (apply to: halt, stop)
vverb.socialstop from happening or developingSynset:block kibosh stop
Examples:- Block his election
- Halt the process
Derivationally Related Form:blockagehaltstop
Hypernyms:forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent
Inherited Hypernyms:stopprevent
Direct Hyponyms:embargostay
Full Troponyms:embargostay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- him from writing the letter (apply to: stop, block)
vverb.changestop the flow of a liquidSynset:stanch staunch stem
Examples:- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
Derivationally Related Form:halt
Hypernyms:check
Inherited Hypernyms:stemcheckstop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.alldisabled in the feet or legsSynset:crippled game gimpy halting lame
Examples:- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
Antonyms:fit
Derivationally Related Form:gamenessgimpinesslameness
Inherited Hypernyms:crippled
Similar to:unfit