halt - Meaning in Punjabi

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halt - Meaning in Punjabi

halt Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of halt in English

halt adjective

1. disabled in the feet or legs

   Synonyms

   crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lame

   Examples

   • "a crippled soldier"
   • "a game leg"

halt noun

1. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

   Synonyms

   freeze

   Examples

   • "a halt in the arms race"
   • "a nuclear freeze"
2. the event of something ending

   Synonyms

   stop

   Example

   • "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
3. the state of inactivity following an interruption

   Synonyms

   arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

   Examples

   • "during the halt he got some lunch"
   • "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
   • "held them in check"
   • "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
   • "the negotiations were in arrest"

halt verb

1. stop the flow of a liquid

   Synonyms

   stanch, staunch, stem

   Examples

   • "staunch the blood flow"
   • "stem the tide"
2. cause to stop

   Synonyms

   arrest, hold

   Examples

   • "Arrest the progress"
   • "Halt the engines"
   • "halt the presses"
3. come to a halt, stop moving

   Synonyms

   stop

   Examples

   • "She stopped in front of a store window"
   • "the car stopped"
4. stop from happening or developing

   Synonyms

   block, block, kibosh, stop

   Examples

   • "Block his election"
   • "Halt the process"

Synonyms of halt

• freeze
• stop
• arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
• stanch, staunch, stem
• arrest, hold
• stop
• block, kibosh, stop
• crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lame

More matches for halt

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