Halt
verb
To make something stop happening or moving.
The police halted the car at the checkpoint.
Often appears as...
- halt progress
- halt operation
verb
To stop moving or doing something.
He decided to halt for a coffee break.
Often appears as...
- halt for a break
- halt for inspection
noun
A stoppage or pause in a process or activity.
There's a temporary halt in the train service due to technical issues.
Often appears as...
- temporary halt
- sudden halt
adjective
Lacking smoothness or continuity in movement or speech.
His halt speech made it difficult to understand him.
Often appears as...
- halt walk
- halt sound
verb
To make something stop happening or moving.
The police halted the car at the checkpoint.
Often appears as...
- halt progress
- halt operation
verb
To stop moving or doing something.
He decided to halt for a coffee break.
Often appears as...
- halt for a break
- halt for inspection
noun
A stoppage or pause in a process or activity.
There's a temporary halt in the train service due to technical issues.
Often appears as...
- temporary halt
- sudden halt
adjective
Lacking smoothness or continuity in movement or speech.
His halt speech made it difficult to understand him.
Often appears as...
- halt walk
- halt sound
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Implied Urgency
When used as a verb, 'halt' suggests an immediate or urgent stop to action.
The manager halted the meeting to address the urgent issue.
Pro Tip 2/2Authority and Command
'Halt' often implies that the action is being stopped by someone in charge or by an authority.
The commanding officer halted the troops.
Pro Tip 1/2Implied Urgency
When used as a verb, 'halt' suggests an immediate or urgent stop to action.
The manager halted the meeting to address the urgent issue.
Pro Tip 2/2Authority and Command
'Halt' often implies that the action is being stopped by someone in charge or by an authority.
The commanding officer halted the troops.
Pro Tip 1/2Implied Urgency
When used as a verb, 'halt' suggests an immediate or urgent stop to action.
The manager halted the meeting to address the urgent issue.
Pro Tip 2/2Authority and Command
'Halt' often implies that the action is being stopped by someone in charge or by an authority.
The commanding officer halted the troops.
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The Y2K Scare PIPE National...
trains may come to a halt people were terrified the world was going to end this is not one of the summer movies where you can close your eyes during the scary parts with nearly everything in our economy run by computers the prospect of the digital meltdown is too huge to contemplate I was worried as the whole computer game
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Why does your voice...
whose incredible range contained notes previously thought impossible for adult men. However, this gift came at a high price. To prevent their voices from breaking, these singers had been castrated before puberty, halting the hormonal processes that would deepen their voices.
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How can social media...
group can bring the other to a halt and the country becomes uncomfortable so when I think about where are we now the question I'm worrying about is are we entering a world where it's harder to be an autocracy but it's also harder to be a democracy
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How does your body know...
it communicates what's happening in the outside world. The hypothalamus then halts the production of melatonin, a hormone that triggers sleep. At the same time, it increases the production of vasopressin and noradrenaline throughout the brain,
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What’s so great about...
and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
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Why do our bodies age? -...
a process that halts the cell cycle in times of risk, like when cancer cells are proliferating. But the response also kicks in more as we age, halting cell growth and cutting short their ability to replicate.
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Reintroducing The...
muscles is crucial for his progression as he becomes an adolescent otter wild otters live in holes along riverbanks called halts and a halt will have a few different entrances to protect against flooding
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What happens during a...
But the more common type is the ischemic stroke, when a clot blocks a vessel and brings blood flow to a halt. Where do these clots come from? On rare occasions, a sudden change in heart rhythm
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How does chemotherapy...
of affected soldiers— halting its ability to make blood cells. Despite these awful effects, it gave scientists an idea. Cancer cells share a characteristic with bone both replicate rapidly.
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How We Can Make the...
Do you think the world is going to be a better place next year? In the next decade? Can we end hunger, achieve gender equality, halt climate change,
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The Y2K Scare PIPE National...
trains may come to a halt people were terrified the world was going to end this is not one of the summer movies where you can close your eyes during the scary parts with nearly everything in our economy run by computers the prospect of the digital meltdown is too huge to contemplate I was worried as the whole computer game
Video examples
Why does your voice...
whose incredible range contained notes previously thought impossible for adult men. However, this gift came at a high price. To prevent their voices from breaking, these singers had been castrated before puberty, halting the hormonal processes that would deepen their voices.
Video examples
How can social media...
group can bring the other to a halt and the country becomes uncomfortable so when I think about where are we now the question I'm worrying about is are we entering a world where it's harder to be an autocracy but it's also harder to be a democracy
Video examples
How does your body know...
it communicates what's happening in the outside world. The hypothalamus then halts the production of melatonin, a hormone that triggers sleep. At the same time, it increases the production of vasopressin and noradrenaline throughout the brain,
Video examples
What’s so great about...
and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
a process that halts the cell cycle in times of risk, like when cancer cells are proliferating. But the response also kicks in more as we age, halting cell growth and cutting short their ability to replicate.
Video examples
Reintroducing The...
muscles is crucial for his progression as he becomes an adolescent otter wild otters live in holes along riverbanks called halts and a halt will have a few different entrances to protect against flooding
Video examples
What happens during a...
But the more common type is the ischemic stroke, when a clot blocks a vessel and brings blood flow to a halt. Where do these clots come from? On rare occasions, a sudden change in heart rhythm
Video examples
How does chemotherapy...
of affected soldiers— halting its ability to make blood cells. Despite these awful effects, it gave scientists an idea. Cancer cells share a characteristic with bone both replicate rapidly.
Video examples
How We Can Make the...
Do you think the world is going to be a better place next year? In the next decade? Can we end hunger, achieve gender equality, halt climate change,
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
Data suggest that central black holes might play an important role in adjusting how many stars form in the galaxies they inhabit. For one thing, the energy produced when matter falls into the black hole may heat up the surrounding gas at the center of the galaxy, thus preventing cooling and halting star formation.
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Rick Pitino
American Athlete
Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.
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Saul Perlmutter
American Scientist
The original project began because we know the universe is expanding. Everybody had assumed that gravity would slow down the expansion of the universe and everything would come to a halt and collapse. The big surprise was it was actually speeding up.
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John Sladek
American Author
See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers.
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Tulsi Tanti
Indian Businessman
I have written before about why climate change has to be halted. In retirement, I want to look my grandchildren in the eye and tell them about the small role the business and I played in tackling the world's greatest challenge.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.
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Alan Carr
English Comedian
I've already brought enough shame on the family without halting the family tree.
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Richard Francis Burton
English Explorer
Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins.
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Jim Mattis
American Public Servant
What we achieved was a nuclear pause, not a nuclear halt.
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Jay Chandrasekhar
American Actor
You can't halt time.
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
Data suggest that central black holes might play an important role in adjusting how many stars form in the galaxies they inhabit. For one thing, the energy produced when matter falls into the black hole may heat up the surrounding gas at the center of the galaxy, thus preventing cooling and halting star formation.
Quote examples
Rick Pitino
American Athlete
Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.
Quote examples
Saul Perlmutter
American Scientist
The original project began because we know the universe is expanding. Everybody had assumed that gravity would slow down the expansion of the universe and everything would come to a halt and collapse. The big surprise was it was actually speeding up.
Quote examples
John Sladek
American Author
See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers.
Quote examples
Tulsi Tanti
Indian Businessman
I have written before about why climate change has to be halted. In retirement, I want to look my grandchildren in the eye and tell them about the small role the business and I played in tackling the world's greatest challenge.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.
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Alan Carr
English Comedian
I've already brought enough shame on the family without halting the family tree.
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Richard Francis Burton
English Explorer
Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins.
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Jim Mattis
American Public Servant
What we achieved was a nuclear pause, not a nuclear halt.
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Jay Chandrasekhar
American Actor
You can't halt time.
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