See Also: halt 1, noun(dictionary)
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halt 2, verb(dictionary)
Trading halt(finance)
Trading halt(money)
Halt - Equestrian Sports(gambling)

halt 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: German]
[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) .
come/grind/screech etc to a halt
(=stop moving or continuing)
　The whole peace process seems to have ground to a halt.
　Joe slammed on the brakes and the car skidded to a halt.
　The President has called for a halt to the wave of emigration.
call a halt (to sth)
to stop an activity from continuing
　I urge those responsible to call a halt to the violence.
[C] BrE a place in the countryside where a train stops to let passengers get off, but where there is no station
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HINT sense 1
Do not say 'get to a halt'. Say 'come to a halt'.