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halt

English

  1. 🔊 disabled in the feet or legs
    “a crippled soldier”
  2. 🔊 an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
    “a halt in the arms race”
  3. 🔊 the event of something ending
    “it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill”
  4. 🔊 the state of inactivity following an interruption
    “the negotiations were in arrest”
  5. 🔊 cause to stop
    “Halt the engines”
  6. 🔊 come to a halt, stop moving
    “the car stopped”
  7. 🔊 stop from happening or developing
    “Block his election”
  8. 🔊 stop the flow of a liquid
    “staunch the blood flow”

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