"hault" is probably misspelled. Trying halt instead Definition of halt
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[ verb ] cause to stop

Synonyms

hold arrest

Examples

"Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses"

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[ verb ] come to a halt, stop moving

Synonyms

stop

Examples

"the car stopped" "She stopped in front of a store window"

3
[ verb ] stop from happening or developing

Synonyms

stop block kibosh

Examples

"Block his election" "Halt the process"

4
[ verb ] come to rest

Synonyms

settle

5
[ noun ] the event of something ending

Synonyms

stop

Examples

"it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

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[ noun ] an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

Synonyms

freeze

Examples

: "a halt in the arms race" "a nuclear freeze"

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[ noun ] the state of inactivity following an interruption

Examples

"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"

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[ adjective ] disabled in the feet or legs

Examples

"a crippled soldier" "a game leg"

9
[ verb ] as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a wound

Synonyms

stanch staunch stem

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27607
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[ verb ] cause to stop

Synonyms

hold arrest

Examples

"Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses"

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