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HALT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

Example:

a nuclear freeze

Synonyms:

freeze; halt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("halt" is a kind of...):

pause (temporary inactivity)

Derivation:

halt (cause to stop)

halt (come to a halt, stop moving)

halt (stop from happening or developing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The event of something ending

Example:

it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill

Synonyms:

halt; stop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("halt" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "halt"):

cessation; surcease (a stopping)

stand; standstill; tie-up (an interruption of normal activity)

Derivation:

halt (stop the flow of a liquid)

halt (cause to stop)

halt (come to a halt, stop moving)

halt (stop from happening or developing)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The state of inactivity following an interruption

Example:

he spent the entire stop in his seat

Synonyms:

arrest; check; halt; hitch; stay; stop; stoppage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("halt" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "halt"):

countercheck (a check that restrains another check)

logjam (any stoppage attributable to unusual activity)

Derivation:

halt (cause to stop)

halt (come to a halt, stop moving)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disabled in the feet or legs

Example:

a game leg

Synonyms:

crippled; game; gimpy; halt; halting; lame

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stop the flow of a liquid

Example:

stem the tide

Synonyms:

halt; stanch; staunch; stem

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "halt" is one way to...):

check (arrest the motion (of something) abruptly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

halt (the event of something ending)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to stop

Example:

halt the presses

Synonyms:

arrest; halt; hold

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "halt" is one way to...):

stop (cause to stop)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

They halt the animals

Derivation:

halt (an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement)

halt (the event of something ending)

halt (the state of inactivity following an interruption)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Come to a halt, stop moving

Example:

She stopped in front of a store window

Synonyms:

halt; stop

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "halt"):

settle (come to rest)

brake (stop travelling by applying a brake)

draw up; haul up; pull up (come to a halt after driving somewhere)

stall (experience a stall in flight, of airplanes)

conk; stall (come to a stop)

rein; rein in (stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins)

check (abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey)

check (stop in a chase especially when scent is lost)

check (stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution)

pull up short (stop abruptly)

go off (stop running, functioning, or operating)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence examples:

They halt the animals

These cars won't halt

Derivation:

halt (an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement)

halt (the event of something ending)

halt (the state of inactivity following an interruption)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Stop from happening or developing

Example:

Halt the process

Synonyms:

block; halt; kibosh; stop

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "halt" is one way to...):

forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "halt"):

embargo (prevent commerce)

stay (stop a judicial process)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

halt (an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement)

halt (the event of something ending)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This may eventually halt tumor cell growth.

(Aerosolized Aldesleukin, NCI Thesaurus)

The saporin toxin is then released from the complex, and binds to ribosomal subunits, thereby halts protein synthesis, and results in cell death.

(Anti-Dopamine-b-Hydroxylase Monoclonal Antibody-Saporin, NCI Thesaurus)

These genetically modified PBL may recognize and halt the growth of gp100-expressing melanoma cells.

(Anti-gp100 TCR Retroviral Vector-Transduced Autologous PBL, NCI Thesaurus)

These genetically modified TIL may recognize and halt the growth of gp100-expressing melanoma cells.

(Anti-gp100 TCR Retroviral Vector-Transduced Autologous TIL, NCI Thesaurus)

The development of budotitane was halted due to the rapid loss of its labile groups under physiological conditions.

(Budotitane, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatment consists of antibiotics to halt the infection, as well as interventions to curb the systemic inflammatory response and restore normal blood pressure.

(New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis, the leading cause of death in ICUs, University of Granada)

The analogue's structure differs only slightly from CTP's — but the difference is sufficient to bring viral replication to a halt.

(Scientists Discover How Antiviral Gene Works, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

By preventing crosslinking of peptidoglycan, cell wall integrity is lost and cell wall synthesis is halted.

(Cefmenoxime, NCI Thesaurus)

However, its benefits may be greater once there are treatments to halt Alzheimer’s or prevent its onset entirely.

(New Alzheimer’s Blood Test Could Detect Signs of Symptoms Decades Earlier, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers induced surgical stress in mice by temporarily halting blood flow to the liver.

(Pathways Underlying the Benefits of Calorie Restriction, NIH)