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  • halt — halt1 [ho:lt US ho:lt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Germa] 1.) [singular] a stop or pause ▪ Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt (=made it stop moving) . ▪ The World Championship was brought to a temporary halt (=was stopped from continuing) .… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • halt — 1 noun (singular) a stop or pause: bring sth to a halt (=make something stop moving or continuing): Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt on the Brenner Pass. | fuel shortages that have brought the industry to a grinding halt |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • halt — [[t]hɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ halts, halting, halted 1) V ERG When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still. They halted at a short distance from the house... The engine… …   English dictionary

  • Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan — Mao chan redirects here. For the figure skater often referred to in the Japanese press by that nickname, see Mao Asada. Earth Defender! Mao chan 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん (Ground Defense Force! Mao chan) Genre Comedy, Magical girl …   Wikipedia

  • halt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stop, check, arrest, pause, cease. n. stop, interruption, immobility. See end. adj., archaic, crippled, disabled. See impotence, disease, stammering.Ant., continue, proceed. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

  • grind to a halt — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑get stuck, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) …   Useful english dictionary

  • grind to a halt — {v. phr.}, {informal} To slow down and stop like a machine does when turned off. * /The old car ground to a halt in front of the house./ * /The Cardinals offense ground to a halt before the stubborn Steeler defense./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • grind to a halt — {v. phr.}, {informal} To slow down and stop like a machine does when turned off. * /The old car ground to a halt in front of the house./ * /The Cardinals offense ground to a halt before the stubborn Steeler defense./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come to a grinding halt — grind to a ˈhalt | come to a grinding ˈhalt idiom to go slower gradually and then stop completely • Production ground to a halt during the strike. • Her career ground to a halt when the twins were born. Main entry: ↑grindidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Newtown Halt railway station — Newtown Halt Location Place Great Yarmouth Area Great Yarmouth Grid reference …   Wikipedia

  • grind\ to\ a\ halt — v. phr. informal To slow down and stop like a machine does when turned off. The old car ground to a halt in front of the house. The Cardinals offense ground to a halt before the stubborn Steeler defense …   Словарь американских идиом

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