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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:
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:
Similar:
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they halt ... he / she / it halts
Past simple: halted
Past participle: halted
-ing form: halting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stop the flow of a liquid
Example:
stem the tide
Synonyms:
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:
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)
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)
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