English Dictionary
Definition of “halt”
1halt1 (hɔːlt
)
Definitions
noun
- an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress
- mainly British a minor railway station, without permanent buildings
- See call a halt
noun sentence substitute
- a command to halt, esp as an order when marching
verb
- to come or bring to a halt
Word Origin
C17: from the phrase to make halt, translation of German halt machen, from halten to holdC17: from the phrase translation of German from to 1, , stop
Synonyms
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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,
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stop,
end,
close,
break,
stand,
arrest,
pause,
interruption,
impasse,
standstill,
stoppage,
termination,
2halt2 (hɔːlt)
Definitions
verb (intr)
- (esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective
- to waver or be unsure
- archaic to be lame
adjective
- archaic
- lame
- ((as collective noun; preceded by ( preceded by the) ⇒
the halt
Word Origin
Old English healt lame; related to Old Norse haltr, Old High German halz lame, Greek kólos maimed, Old Slavonic kladivo hammer
Translations
- British English:
halt
A halt is an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress.The lift came to a halt.hɔːlt NOUN The lift came to a halt.
- Spanish:
detención
nf
- French:
halte
nf
- German:
Pause
nf
- Chinese: 停止 n
- Arabic: وُقوف n
- Portuguese: parada nf
- Russian: остановка nf
- Croatian: stanka nf
- Czech: zastavení nnt
- Danish: stop nnt
- Dutch: halte n
- Finnish: pysähdys n
- Greek: στάση nf
- Italian: fermata nf
- Japanese: 停止 n
- Korean: 정지하다 n
- Norwegian: stans nm
- Polish: postój nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: parada nf
- European Spanish:
detención
nf
- Swedish: rast nutr
- Thai: การหยุด n
- Turkish: duraksama n
- Vietnamese: sự dừng lại n
Usage examples
Boyd brought the Land-Rover to a sharp halt outside the lodge.
Mark Burnell, CHAMELEON (2002)Golding's jailbreak happened this weekend, at last allowing him to halt the ruinous damage.
Yachting Boating World (2004)They would have done so, but for one of their number calling a halt to the destruction.
Irish Times (2002)The arrival of Bobo Balde has failed to halt production in the relentless rumour mill.
Glasgow Herald (2001)His loaded camel was proof that he had not been forgotten asleep at our night halt.
Eric Newby, A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
