halt

nouns

the state of inactivity following an interruption
"the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
the event of something ending
"it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
halt, stop
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
"a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
freeze, halt

verbs

cause to stop
"Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
arrest, halt, hold
come to a halt, stop moving
"the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
halt, stop
stop from happening or developing
"Block his election"; "Halt the process"
block, halt, kibosh, stop
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
halt, stanch, staunch, stem

adjectives

disabled in the feet or legs
"a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
crippled, game, gimpy, halt, halting, lame