halts
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Is halts a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of halts?
Definition
noun (English)
1. the state of inactivity following an interruptionExamples: "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
2. the event of something endingExamples: "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"Synonyms: halt, stop
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movementExamples: "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"Synonyms: freeze, halt
verb (English)
1. cause to stopExamples: "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"Synonyms: arrest, halt, hold
2. come to a halt, stop movingExamples: "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"Synonyms: halt, stopAntonyms: start
3. stop from happening or developingExamples: "Block his election"; "Halt the process"Synonyms: block, halt, kibosh, stop
4. stop the flow of a liquidExamples: "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"Synonyms: halt, stanch, staunch, stem
Definition source: Wiktionary