the state of inactivity following an interruption; 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

[ Syn: arrest , check , hitch , stay , stop , stoppage ]

the event of something ending; it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill

[ Syn: stop ]

an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; a halt in the arms race; a nuclear freeze

[ Syn: freeze ]

disabled in the feet or legs; a crippled soldier; a game leg

[ Syn: crippled , halting , lame , gimpy , game ]

cause to stop; Halt the engines; Arrest the progress; halt the presses

[ Syn: hold , arrest ]

come to a halt, stop moving; the car stopped; She stopped in front of a store window

[ Syn: stop ]

stop from happening or developing; Block his election; Halt the process

[ Syn: stop , block , kibosh ]

stop the flow of a liquid; staunch the blood flow; stem the tide

[ Syn: stem , stanch , staunch ]