halt
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verbDefinition of HALT
intransitive verb
1
: to cease marching or journeying
2
: discontinue, terminate <the project halted for lack of funds>
transitive verb
1
: to bring to a stop <the strike halted subways and buses>
2
: to cause the discontinuance of : end <halt hostilities>
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