halt

halt
I UK [hɔːlt] / US [hɔlt] noun [singular] *
a) a temporary or permanent stop in a process
halt to:

He has appealed for a halt to the fighting.

halt in:

an unforeseen halt in road construction

b) a temporary or permanent stop in movement
bring something to a halt:

Traffic was brought to a halt by the demonstration.

come/draw to a halt:

The taxi came to a halt outside his front door.

skid/screech/shudder etc to a halt:

The bus rocked and skidded to a halt.

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call a halt (to something) — to end something, often by a formal or official decision

The referee decided to call a halt only twenty minutes into the match.

Pattie finally called a halt to the relationship 18 months later.

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II UK [hɔːlt] / US [hɔlt] verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "halt":
present tense I/you/we/they halt he/she/it halts present participle halting past tense halted past participle halted
*
1) mainly journalism if you halt something, or if it halts, it does not continue or develop any further

The search halted overnight, then resumed early Thursday morning.

The strike halted all international train traffic through Hungary.

2) mainly literary to stop moving, or to stop a person or vehicle from moving

The door was open, and she halted on the threshold.

The truck was halted by soldiers guarding the bridge.


III UK [hɔːlt] / US [hɔlt] interjection
used for ordering someone to stand still or for ordering soldiers to stop marching

The guard shouted, "Halt!"


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  • halt — halt …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Halt — (from German: stop ) can refer to:*In computing, especially assembly language, a halt or stop command is a directive to cease the execution of a task. Some form of intervention is then required to start a process. In Unix halt is the command to… …   Wikipedia

  • halt — interj. Stai! opreşte! – cuv. germ. Trimis de gall, 07.05.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  HALT interj. v. ajunge, atât, basta, destul, gata, isprăveşte, încetează, punct, sfârşeşte, stai, stop, termină. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  halt …   Dicționar Român

  • halt — halt1 [hôlt] n. [orig. in phr. to make halt, transl. of Ger halt machen < imper. of halten (see HOLD1) + machen, MAKE2] 1. a stop, esp. a temporary one, as in marching; pause or discontinuance 2. a command to stop vi., vt. to come or br …   English World dictionary

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  • halt — halt·ing·ness; spring·halt; string·halt; string·halt·ed; halt; halt·ing·ly; string·halt·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • halt — [n] end, stoppage arrest, break, break off*, close, cutoff, freeze*, grinding halt, impasse, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, screaming halt*, screeching halt*, stand, standstill, stop, termination; concept 119 Ant. continuation, endurance, go …   New thesaurus

  • Halt — (h[add]lt), n. [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See {Hold}.] A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress. [1913 Webster] Without any halt they marched. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] [Lovers] soon in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halt — est une commande Unix standard permettant d éteindre le système depuis lequel elle est lancée. Elle fonctionne en fait en appelant la commande shutdown avec les arguments appropriés. L utilisation de la commande halt nécessite les droits d… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • halt — ¹halt eben, einfach, nun einmal; (ugs.): nun mal. ²halt anhalten, aufhören, bis hierher und nicht weiter, Ende, genug, keinen Schritt weiter, kein Wort mehr, nicht weiter, Schluss, stehen bleiben; (ugs.): aus, stopp. * * * halt:⇨eben(3) halt… …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • Halt — Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Halting or stopping in walking; lame. [1913 Webster] Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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