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halted definition
halted |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb halt 2 of 6 senses of halt Sense 2 stop, halt => check => go off => pull up short => check => check => check => rein, rein in => stall, conk => stall => draw up pull up haul up => brake => settle, halt Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb halt 2 of 6 senses of halt Sense 2 stop, halt => check => stem, stanch, staunch, halt => go off => pull up short => check => check => check => rein, rein in => stall, conk => stall => draw up pull up haul up => brake => settle, halt Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Entailment of verb halt Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb halt 6 senses of halt Sense 1 halt, hold arrest => stop Sense 2 stop, halt Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 4 settle, halt => stop, halt Sense 5 stem, stanch, staunch, halt => check Sense 6 halt => end terminate, cease Familiarity of verb halt halt used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb halt Sense 1 halt, hold arrest => stop -------------- Sense 2 stop, halt -------------- Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 4 settle, halt => stop, halt -------------- Sense 5 stem, stanch, staunch, halt => check -------------- Sense 6 halt => end terminate, cease -------------- Overview of verb halt The verb halt has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (8) halt, hold arrest -- (cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses") 2. (7) stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window") 3. (4) stop, halt, block, kibosh -- (stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process") 4. (4) settle, halt -- (come to rest) 5. stem, stanch, staunch, halt -- (as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a wound) 6. halt -- (cause to stop or halt; "Halt the engine") Overview of adj halted The adj halted has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) stopped, halted -- (brought to a halt; "a line of stopped cars") Antonyms of adj halted 1 sense of halted Sense 1 stopped, halted INDIRECT (VIA nonmoving) -> moving Similarity of adj halted 1 sense of halted Sense 1 stopped, halted => nonmoving (vs. moving), unmoving Attributes of adj halted Familiarity of adj halted halted used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj halted halted Overview of verb halt The verb halt has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (8) halt, hold arrest -- (cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses") 2. (7) stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window") 3. (4) stop, halt, block, kibosh -- (stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process") 4. (4) settle, halt -- (come to rest) 5. stem, stanch, staunch, halt -- (as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a wound) 6. halt -- (cause to stop or halt; "Halt the engine") Overview of adj halted The adj halted has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) stopped, halted -- (brought to a halt; "a line of stopped cars")
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