Synset

the state of inactivity following an interruption
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arrest

check

halt

hitch

stay

stop

stoppage

sample sentences

"the negotiations were in arrest"
"held them in check"
"during the halt he got some lunch"
"the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
"he spent the entire stop in his seat"