halt

/hˈɔlt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. the state of inactivity following an interruption
   “the negotiations were in arrest”
2. the event of something ending
   “it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill”
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
   “a halt in the arms race”

verb

1. cause to stop
   “Halt the engines”
2. come to a halt, stop moving
   “the car stopped”
3. stop from happening or developing
   “Block his election”
4. stop the flow of a liquid
   “staunch the blood flow”

adjective

1. disabled in the feet or legs
   “a crippled soldier”

Synonyms for halt

• arrest
• check
• hitch
• stay
• stop
• stoppage
• freeze
• hold
• block
• kibosh
• stem
• stanch
• staunch
• crippled
• halting
• lame
• gimpy
• game
• unfit

Words that rhyme with halt

• salt
• fault
• assault
• malt
• vault
• default
• exalt
• asphalt
• somersault
• thunderbolt
• basalt
• cobalt
• ault
• brault
• covault
• creditanstalt
• dault
• ehrenhalt
• galipault
• galt
• gault
• greenawalt
• hanawalt
• kalt
• kreditanstalt
• kuralt
• mault
• nault
• pennwalt
• pinault