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abrupt halt

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  • halt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abrupt, sudden ▪ The bus came to an abrupt halt outside the school. ▪ crashing, grinding, screeching, shuddering …   Collocations dictionary

  • abrupt — a|brupt [əˈbrʌpt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of abrumpere, from ab away, off + rumpere to break ] 1.) sudden and unexpected ▪ an abrupt change of plan come to an abrupt end/halt etc ▪ The bus came to an abrupt halt.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • abrupt — adjective 1 sudden and unexpected: an abrupt change of plan | abrupt halt: The bus came to an abrupt halt. 2 seeming rude and unfriendly, especially because you do not waste time in friendly conversation; brusque: Sorry, I didn t mean to be so… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • abrupt — 01. His hockey career came to an [abrupt] end because of knee problems. 02. Their honeymoon came to an [abrupt] halt when the bride found her new husband in the arms of another woman. 03. The Finance Minister s [abrupt] departure from the Cabinet …   Grammatical examples in English

  • abrupt — [[t]əbrʌ̱pt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant. Rosie s idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents marriage broke up... The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness …   English dictionary

  • abrupt — adjective 1) an abrupt halt an abrupt change of subject Syn: sudden, unexpected, without warning, unanticipated, unforeseen, precipitate, precipitous, surprising, startling; quick, swift, rapid, hurried, hasty, imme …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • abrupt — adjective 1) an abrupt halt Syn: sudden, rapid, quick, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, precipitate 2) an abrupt manner Syn: curt, brusque, blunt, short …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • halt — Ⅰ. halt [1] ► VERB ▪ bring or come to an abrupt stop. ► NOUN 1) a suspension of movement or activity. 2) Brit. a minor stopping place on a railway line. ● call a halt Cf. ↑call a halt …   English terms dictionary

  • halt — halt1 verb bring or come to an abrupt stop. noun 1》 a suspension of movement or activity. 2》 Brit. a minor stopping place on a local railway line. Phrases call a halt order a stop. Origin C16: orig. in the phr. make halt, from Ger. haltmachen,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • abrupt — adj. Abrupt is used with these nouns: ↑appearance, ↑change, ↑departure, ↑disappearance, ↑dismissal, ↑end, ↑ending, ↑exit, ↑gesture, ↑halt, ↑rise, ↑shift …   Collocations dictionary

  • Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

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