Come+to+a+halt+or+stop

  • 1come to a halt — come to a standstill, stop; pause …

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  • 2halt — I. /hɔlt / (say hawlt), /hɒlt / (say holt) verb (i) 1. to undertake a temporary or permanent cessation of some activity: the bus halted for five minutes before resuming its journey. –verb (t) 2. to stop or cause to stop: we must halt the train.… …

  • 3stop — [n1] end, halt; impediment bar, barricade, blank wall*, block, blockade, break, break off, brick wall*, cease, cessation, check, close, closing, conclusion, control, cutoff, desistance, discontinuation, ending, fence, finish, freeze*, grinding… …

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  • 4halt — [n] end, stoppage arrest, break, break off*, close, cutoff, freeze*, grinding halt, impasse, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, screaming halt*, screeching halt*, stand, standstill, stop, termination; concept 119 Ant. continuation, endurance, go …

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  • 5come to rest — To halt • • • Main Entry: ↑come * * * I eventually cease moving II stop moving; settle the elevator came to rest at the first floor * * * come to rest see ↑rest …

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  • 6stop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. close; obstruct; stanch; arrest, halt, impede; inhibit; delay, hold up, detain; discontinue, suspend; end, terminate, conclude; cease, desist. Ant., go, continue, encourage. n. halt, standstill,… …

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  • 7halt — halt1 [ho:lt US ho:lt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Germa] 1.) [singular] a stop or pause ▪ Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt (=made it stop moving) . ▪ The World Championship was brought to a temporary halt (=was stopped from continuing) .… …

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  • 8come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …

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  • 9halt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stop, check, arrest, pause, cease. n. stop, interruption, immobility. See end. adj., archaic, crippled, disabled. See impotence, disease, stammering.Ant., continue, proceed. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… …

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  • 10halt — 1. verb 1) halt at the barrier Syn: stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, pull up, draw up 2) a strike has halted production Syn: stop, bring to a stop, put a stop to, suspend …

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