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halt
1[ hawlt ]
verb (used without object)
- to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily:
They halted for lunch and strolled about.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop:
They halted operations during contract negotiations.
noun
- a temporary or permanent stop.
Synonyms: , , , ,
interjection
- (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.)
halt
2[ hawlt ]
verb (used without object)
adjective
- Archaic. lame; limping.
noun
- Archaic. lameness; a limp.
- (used with a plural verb) lame people, especially severely lamed ones (usually preceded by the ):
the halt and the blind.
halt
1/ 丑蓴藧濒迟 /
noun
- an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress
- a minor railway station, without permanent buildings
- call a haltto put an end (to something); stop
noun
- a command to halt, esp as an order when marching
verb
- to come or bring to a halt
halt
2/ 丑蓴藧濒迟 /
verb
- (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 the )
the halt
noun
- archaic.lameness
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 丑补濒迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of halt1
Origin of halt2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of halt1
Origin of halt2
Idioms and Phrases
see call a halt ; come to a halt ; grind to a halt .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Police had halted traffic in and around the school and neighborhood for more than two hours.
Traffic was halted as a convoy of cars carrying Witkoff arrived in central Moscow, on his fourth visit to Russia since the start of the year.
And some say that will lead to a general strike that will bring everything grinding to a halt.
鈥淭here are some areas of progress, but it seems very halting,鈥 Kaufman said, who loves the area and believes it deserves better.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their "conclusion".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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