halt, n.
(halts)
freq. cnt. 3
(halts)
freq. cnt. 3
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
freeze halt
sample sentences
"a halt in the arms race""a nuclear freeze"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the event of something ending
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
halt stop
sample sentences
"it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the state of inactivity following an interruption
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form