• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a Halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
• the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
• the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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"
• stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
• cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "Halt the presses"
• come to a Halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
• stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
• disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

'Halt' in other languages