halt

n.
A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one: The car rolled to a halt when it stalled.


v., halt·ed, halt·ing, halts.

v.tr.
To cause to stop: The government hopes to halt tax fraud.

v.intr.
To stop; pause: The hikers halted for lunch and some rest. See synonyms at stop.

[German, sing. imperative of halten, to stop, from Middle High German, from Old High German haltan.]

halt² (hôlt)
intr.v., halt·ed, halt·ing, halts.

1. To proceed or act with uncertainty or indecision; waver.
2. To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse.
3. To limp or hobble.

adj. Archaic
Lame; crippled.

[Middle English halten, to limp, from Old English healtian.]

An operation code that causes the CPU to stop.

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noun

1. The act of stopping: cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, stay¹, stop, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The condition of being stopped: cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, standstill, stop, stoppage, surcease. See continue/stop/pause.

verb

1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, stall¹, stay¹, stop, surcease. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, leave off, quit, stall¹, stop, surcease. Idioms: come to ahaltstandstillstop. See continue/stop/pause.

halt²

verb

1. To be irresolute in acting or doing: dither, falter, hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble. See decide/hesitate.
2. To walk in a lame way: hitch, hobble, limp. See move/halt.

n

Definition: end, stoppage
Antonyms: continuation, endurance, go, perseverance, start

v

Definition: hesitate, stutter
Antonyms: continue, speak smoothly

v

Definition: stop, cause to stop
Antonyms: carry on, continue, forge, forward, push, start

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IN BRIEF: Stop.

Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. — Vernon Howard

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - standse, stoppe, afbryde
v. intr. - sætte en stopper for
n. - standsning, stop, holdt, opbremsning, hvil, holdeplads, afbrydelse

idioms:

• bring to a halt    standse, bringe til ophør
• come to a halt    standse, gå i stå, gøre ophold

2.
adj. - tøvende, vaklende, stammende, halt
v. intr. - tøve, vakle, stamme, halte

Nederlands (Dutch)
halt!, stoppen, opschorten, ophouden met, pauzeren, stilstaan, halt houden, weifelen, mank lopen, hortend spreken, halte, stilstand, mank-/kreupelheid, stotter

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - faire arrêter (un véhicule), interrompre (un procédé), arrêter (l'inflation, une offensive)
v. intr. - s'arrêter (un véhicule), faire halte (une armée)
n. - arrêt, suspension, interruption, pause (dans un procès), (Mil) halte, (GB, Rail) halte

idioms:

• bring to a halt    arrêter, mettre fin à
• come to a halt    s'arrêter

2.
adj. - boiteux (arch)
v. intr. - hésiter, être incertain

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - stehenbleiben, anhalten
n. - Pause, Halt, Unterbrechung

idioms:

• bring to a halt    zum Stehen bringen
• come to a halt    zum Stillstand kommen

2.
adj. - lahm, hinkend
v. - hinken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σταθμεύω, σταματώ, κοκαλώνω, ακινητοποιώ/-ούμαι, διστάζω (στην ομιλία), κομπιάζω
int. - αλτ!
n. - στάση, στάθμευση, σταμάτημα, ακινητοποίηση (κν. κοκκάλωμα), κόμπιασμα
adj. - (απαρχ.) κουτσός

idioms:

• bring to a halt    ακινητοποιώ
• come to a halt    ακινητοποιούμαι, σταματώ

Italiano (Italian)
fermarsi, fermare, alt!, fermata, arresto, zoppo

idioms:

• bring to a halt    mettere fine
• come to a halt    fermarsi
• to a halt    bloccato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - parar
int. - Alto!
n. - parada (f) temporária, alto (m)
adj. - manco, defeituoso

idioms:

• bring to a halt    fazer parar
• come to a halt    parar, fazer alto

Русский (Russian)
остановка, запинка, останавливать, колебаться, быть неубедительным, хромать

idioms:

• bring to a halt    остановить
• come to a halt    остановиться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - parar, detener, interrumpir
v. intr. - hacer alto, pararse, interrumpirse, dudar, vacilar
n. - ¡alto!, alto, parada, cojo, lisiado, interrupción

idioms:

• bring to a halt    parar, detener, inmovilizar
• come to a halt    detenerse, pararse, quedarse inmóvil

2.
adj. - cojo, lisiado
v. intr. - cojear, renquear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - halta (bildl.), tveka, (låta) stanna, sätta stopp för
int. - stopp!
n. - rast, hållplats
adj. - halt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 暂停, 停止, 小站, 终止, 使停止行进, 使终止, 使停止, 停止行进

idioms:

• bring to a halt    使停止
• come to a halt    停住, 打住

2. 蹒跚, 踌躇, 犹豫, 蹒跚的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 暫停, 停止, 小站, 終止
v. tr. - 使停止行進, 使終止, 使停止
v. intr. - 停止行進, 終止, 停止

idioms:

• bring to a halt    使停止
• come to a halt    停住, 打住

2.
v. intr. - 蹣跚, 躊躇, 猶豫
adj. - 蹣跚的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 정지 시키다, 주둔 시키다
v. intr. - 서다, 휴식하다, 주둔하다
n. - 정지, 휴식, 주둔, 작은 역

idioms:

• bring to a halt    정지시키다, 멈추게 하다
• come to a halt    멈추다, 서다

2.
adj. - 절뚝거리는
v. intr. - 주저하다, 앞뒤가 맞지 않다, 절뚝거리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 停止, 休止, 小さな鉄道駅
v. - 停止する, 停止させる, ためらう, ためらいがちに言う

idioms:

• come to a halt    止まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعرج, يتردد, يتلعثم, يتعثر, يترنح, يظهر ضعفا, يقف, يتوقف, يوقف, ينقطع, ينتهي (نداء) قف (الاسم) وقوف, توقف, موقف, محطه (صفه) أعرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצירה, מקום-עצירה בקו רכבת מקומי‬
v. tr. - ‮עצר‬
v. intr. - ‮עצר‬
v. intr. - ‮היסס, פקפק, צלע (מיושן)‬
adj. - ‮צולע‬

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