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halt
adjective
noun
verb
disabled in the feet or legs
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adjective
disabled in the feet or legs
“a crippled soldier”
noun
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
“a halt in the arms race”
noun
the event of something ending
“it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill”
noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
“the negotiations were in arrest”
verb
stop the flow of a liquid
“staunch the blood flow”
verb
cause to come to an abrupt stop
“Halt the engines”
verb
come to a halt, stop moving
“the car stopped”
verb
stop from happening or developing
“Block his election”
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a crippled soldier
a game leg
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze
it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
during the halt he got some lunch
the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
he spent the entire stop in his seat
staunch the blood flow
stem the tide
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
halt the presses
the car stopped
She stopped in front of a store window
Block his election
Halt the process
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