to halt

Examples

• All

• Students and other citizens were allowed to disrupt and sometimes halt the normal operation of academic programs.

  Academic text (1990)

• During the process, the company halted all interviews and decided not to hire anyone.

  Academic text (1999)

• Will this program halt on this input?

  Computerphile

• There are people that are losing their hair and want to halt or reverse that loss of hair.

  Andrew Huberman

• Cairo is ready to talk if Israel will halt its advance.

• And the SEC has halted this whole scheme.

• The main employers in the town have halted production due to sanctions.

  Patrick Boyle

• A police and coast guard search operation involving a helicopter... has been halted due to fog.

  Under the Skin (2014)

• In the end, in 2002, a special government commission permanently halted construction of the mosque.

  Academic text (2008)

• Or: Theo and I are on a train that halts on the tracks for repairs.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

S

to stop

vsto halt

∞ 1.0

To make something end and not continue

is the same basic action focusing on stopping movement or development

B

to block

vsto halt

∞ 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

is the act of stopping movement or development generally rather than blocking

I

to interrupt

vsto halt

909 2.5

To stop someone speaking or an activity

is the full stop or cessation rather than a brief break

C

to cut off

vsto halt

620 3.8

To stop something suddenly before it is finished

is the general act of stopping without implying suddenness

S

to shut down

vsto halt

541 2.9

Stop a machine, business, or system from working

is more general, applying to movement, events, or development as well

P

to pause

vsto halt

346 1.0

Stop for a short time before continuing

is about stopping entirely or causing lasting cessation rather than pausing

C

to cease

vsto halt

324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

is a more general term for stopping movement, events, or development

S

to suppress

vsto halt

176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

is the neutral act of stopping, not necessarily by force or authority

T

to terminate

vsto halt

147 4.6

To make something stop or finish

is a broader word for causing stopping, not always finality

S

to suspend

vsto halt

141 3.9

To stop something officially for a short time

is the general stopping act without the official or temporary sense

P

to put an end to

vsto halt

131 3.0

To make something stop completely

is the general act of stopping without stressing definite closure

C

to check

vsto halt

104 3.7

Stop something from growing or spreading

is the full stopping action, not just holding back progress

A

to abort

vsto halt

93 5.6

To stop a plan or activity before it finishes, often because of problems

is the general action of stopping rather than cancelling midcourse

S

to shut off

vsto halt

83 2.6

Stop something from working by using a switch or valve

covers stopping more broadly beyond using a switch or valve

P

to put a stop to

vsto halt

62 3.0

To end something so it no longer happens

is the neutral act of stopping movement, not the moral emphasis

D

to discontinue

vsto halt

58 4.2

To stop something that is happening or being given

is the act of causing stop in movement, events, or progress

S

to stem

vsto halt

37 5.1

To stop a liquid flow or prevent something from spreading

is broader, applying to stopping movement, events, or development

Q

to quell

vsto halt

35 7.7

To stop a strong feeling or a crowd causing trouble

is the plain stopping act without the emotional or suppression focus

A

to arrest

vsto halt

33 3.9

To stop or slow the progress of something

is the broader act of causing something to stop moving or happening

C

to come to a halt

vsto halt

• Informal

13 3.4

Stop moving or working completely

is the general act of making something stop rather than the result

P

to put the brakes on

vsto halt

11 4.3

To slow down an activity or stop it

is the plain act of stopping rather than mainly slowing

G

to grind to a halt

vsto halt

10 5.8

Slow down until it stops moving or working

describes stopping without the gradual slowdown focus

C

to choke off

vsto halt

6 6.4

To stop a supply by blocking its source or flow

is the general stopping action without focusing on cutting the source

S

to staunch

vsto halt

5 7.5

To stop the flow of blood from a wound

is the broader stopping action beyond medical liquid control

I

to inactivate

vsto halt

4 5.8

To make something stop working

is the broader term for causing stopping, not only making inactive

S

to stop (someone) in (their) tracks

vsto halt

• Informal

3 3.9

To suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are surprised

is the general stopping action not tied to surprise or amazement

S

to stanch

vsto halt

3 8.5

To stop the flow of blood or other liquid

is the general act of stopping not limited to liquid flow

P

to put a full stop

vsto halt

• UK

1 3.6

End something completely so it does not continue

expresses stopping generally, not the emphatic finality of this phrase

K

to kibosh

vsto halt

• Informal

1 9.9

To stop something from happening or continuing

is the neutral stopping term without the informal tone

Antonyms

S

to start

∞ 1.0

To begin an action, event or process

C

to continue

∞ 1.0

To keep doing something without stopping

R

to resume

297 3.1

To start an activity again after a pause

Phrasal Verbs

C

to come to a halt

• Informal

13 3.4

Stop moving or working completely

G

to grind to a halt

10 5.8

Slow down until it stops moving or working

Compounds

T

the halt

• Slur

9.9

People who cannot walk well

How Stopped

to terminate

147 4.6

to cease

324 3.6

to halt

206 2.4

to stall

36 3.9

to interrupt

909 2.5

to pause

346 1.0

to slow down

687 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology