Halt - REF

Halt (noun/verb)

Meaning: As a noun: A temporary stop or cessation of activity. As a verb: To bring to a stop or to cease an action or activity.

Examples:

  1. Noun: The sudden halt of the assembly line caused a delay in production.
  2. Verb: The police officer signaled the car to halt by the side of the road.
  3. Noun: The negotiations came to a halt when both parties failed to reach an agreement.

Synonyms: Noun: stop, cessation, pause, standstill, break Verb: stop, cease, end, discontinue, suspend

Antonyms: Noun: continuation, progress, flow, activity, movement Verb: continue, proceed, persist, resume, advance

Collocations:

  1. Halt and catch fire: An idiomatic expression referring to an unexpected and catastrophic failure. Example: "The computer system suddenly came to a halt and caught fire."
  2. Grinding to a halt: To slow down and stop gradually. Example: "The traffic on the highway was so heavy that it eventually came to a grinding halt."
  3. Came to a screeching halt: To stop suddenly and with a loud noise. Example: "The car came to a screeching halt to avoid hitting the pedestrian."

Idioms:

  1. Call a halt: To order a stop to an activity or process. Example: "The coach decided to call a halt to the practice due to the approaching storm."
  2. Halt in its tracks: To stop something abruptly. Example: "The unexpected news halted the project in its tracks, and everyone had to reassess the situation."
  3. Bring to a screeching halt: To stop something suddenly and dramatically. Example: "The economic crisis brought the company's growth to a screeching halt."

Expressions:

  1. Come to a halt: To stop completely. Example: "The train came to a halt at the platform, and passengers started getting off."
  2. Grind to a halt: To slow down and stop gradually. Example: "The economy began to grind to a halt as businesses closed and unemployment rose."
  3. Screeching halt: A sudden and noisy stop. Example: "The car's brakes brought it to a screeching halt just in time to avoid a collision."

Word Family:

  • Adjective: Halted
  • Noun: Halting
  • Noun (Agent noun): Haltingness (Quality of being hesitant or stopping)
  • Verb (Related): Hesitate (To pause before taking action)

- Collocation

halt (hôlt) verb

  • To cause or force to stop moving or functioning temporarily.
    e.g. "The president ordered the military to halt its advance."
  • To voluntarily or involuntarily stop moving or functioning.
    e.g. "The train has halted at the station."

Collocations:

  • call/put/bring/force a halt - To demand or compel something to stop operating or progressing.
  • temporary/momentary halt - A stopping that is only for a brief period of time before resuming.
  • abrupt/sudden halt - An unanticipated or unplanned stop.
  • grinding/screeching halt - An extremely abrupt or jarring stop, often associated with braking noises.
  • complete/dead/total halt - A stopping of all movement or action.
  • come/grind to a halt - To gradually or roughly decelerate to a full stop.
  • indefinite halt - A pause of indeterminate or unknown duration.
  • halt proceedings/operations - To suspend or pause an ongoing event or organized activity.
  • lift/ease the halt - To relax or partly undo a prohibitive stop that was previously enacted.
  • grinding country to a halt - Bringing all normal functions or processes to a standstill across an entire nation.
  1. They had to force a halt to the construction due to safety concerns.
  2. The traffic flow came to a temporary halt as workers repaired the road.
  3. The sudden rainstorm brought an abrupt halt to the outdoor event.
  4. The car screeched to a grinding halt as the driver hit the brakes hard.
  5. The machinery malfunction caused a complete halt in production.
  6. The train came to a halt at the platform as passengers disembarked.
  7. Due to unforeseen issues, the project was put on an indefinite halt.
  8. The authorities decided to halt proceedings until further evidence could be gathered.
  9. The government announced plans to lift the halt on certain economic activities.
  10. The ongoing strike threatened to bring the economy to a grinding halt.

These examples demonstrate how the term "halt" can be used to describe various forms of stopping, pausing, and suspending activities or processes in different contexts.

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