definition of
halt

[1] #1 halt v. [hold, arrest] cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses". wn

[2] #2 halt v. [stop] come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window". wn

[3] #3 halt v. [stop, block, kibosh] stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process". wn

[4] #4 halt n. [arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage] the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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". wn

[5] #5 halt n. [stop] the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill". wn