halt
♦ halt /h'ɔːlt/ (halts halting halted)
1 [VERB] V, V n
When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still.
They halted at a short distance from the house...
She held her hand out flat, to halt him.
2 [VERB] V n, V
When something such as growth, development, or activity halts or when you halt it, it stops completely.
Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday...
The flow of assistance to Vietnam's fragile economy from its ideological allies has virtually halted.
3 [VERB] only imper, V
`Halt!' is a military order to stop walking or marching and stand still.
The colonel ordered `Halt!'
4 [PHRASE] V inflects, oft PHR to n
If someone calls a halt to something such as an activity, they decide not to continue with it or to end it immediately.
The Russian government had called a halt to the construction of a new project in the Rostov region.
5 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If someone or something comes to a halt, they stop moving.
The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.
6 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If something such as growth, development, or activity comes or grinds to a halt or is brought to a halt, it stops completely.
Her political career came to a halt in December 1988...
1 [VERB] V, V n
When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still.
They halted at a short distance from the house...
She held her hand out flat, to halt him.
2 [VERB] V n, V
When something such as growth, development, or activity halts or when you halt it, it stops completely.
Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday...
The flow of assistance to Vietnam's fragile economy from its ideological allies has virtually halted.
3 [VERB] only imper, V
`Halt!' is a military order to stop walking or marching and stand still.
The colonel ordered `Halt!'
4 [PHRASE] V inflects, oft PHR to n
If someone calls a halt to something such as an activity, they decide not to continue with it or to end it immediately.
The Russian government had called a halt to the construction of a new project in the Rostov region.
5 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If someone or something comes to a halt, they stop moving.
The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.
6 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If something such as growth, development, or activity comes or grinds to a halt or is brought to a halt, it stops completely.
Her political career came to a halt in December 1988...