halt

C1
UK /hɔːlt/US /hɔːlt/

Meaning

noun
an act of stopping the movement or progress of somebody/something
Work came to a halt when the machine broke down.
verb
to stop; to make somebody/something stop
She walked towards him and then halted.

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