- halt
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ abrupt, sudden▪
The bus came to an abrupt halt outside the school.
▪ crashing, grinding, screeching, shuddering▪The strike brought the capital city to a grinding halt.
▪The plan suddenly came to a screeching halt.
▪ complete, dead▪ immediate▪ temporary▪ virtualVERB + HALT▪ come to, draw to, grind to, lurch to, screech to, shudder to, skid to, slide to▪The economy seems to be grinding to a halt.
▪The car skidded to a halt just inches from the river.
▪ bring sth to, put▪Production was brought to a temporary halt when power supplies failed.
▪enough jobs to put a halt to emigration
▪ call▪Scientists have decided to call a halt to the tests.
▪ call for, demand▪ order▪They have ordered a halt to local elections.
PREPOSITION▪ halt in▪a halt in nuclear testing
▪ halt to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The protesters are calling for a halt to the export of live animals.
verbADVERB▪ virtually▪ effectively▪The strike effectively halted production at the factory.
▪ abruptly, immediately, suddenly▪All these ideas for expansion were abruptly halted by the outbreak of war.
▪ briefly, temporarily▪ finallyVERB + HALT▪ attempt to, try to▪ threaten to▪ fail to▪We are failing to halt the destruction of the rainforest.
PHRASES▪ halt in your tracks▪A sudden shout made them halt in their tracks and look around.
▪ halt sth in its tracks▪The project has been halted in its tracks by this intervention.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
