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1 halt
[ho:lt] 1. verb(to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) stöðva2. noun1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) stans2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) stans3) (a small railway station.) lítil lestarstöð•- call a halt to- call a halt -
2 jerk
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3 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) smávægilegur2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) ólögráða maður- minority- be in the minority -
4 screech
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5 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stöðva(st)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stöðva3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) stoppa, hætta4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) loka5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) loka; styðja á6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) dvelja2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stans2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stöð3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punktur4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) loka, loftop5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) fleygur, klossi•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
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halt — I noun abandonment, abeyance, armistice, arrest, block, break, breathing spell, cessation, check, close, closing, deadlock, delay, desistance, detention, deterrent, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, estoppage, estoppel, hesitation,… … Law 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´ing|ness — halt|ing «HL tihng», adjective. 1. that halts; limping; lame. 2. Figurative. a) hesitating; wavering: »Shyness made the boy speak in a halting manner. b) feeble; ineffective; faulty: »halting verse. –halt´ing|ly, a … Useful english dictionary
halt´ing|ly — halt|ing «HL tihng», adjective. 1. that halts; limping; lame. 2. Figurative. a) hesitating; wavering: »Shyness made the boy speak in a halting manner. b) feeble; ineffective; faulty: »halting verse. –halt´ing|ly, a … Useful english dictionary
halt|ing — «HL tihng», adjective. 1. that halts; limping; lame. 2. Figurative. a) hesitating; wavering: »Shyness made the boy speak in a halting manner. b) feeble; ineffective; faulty: »halting verse. –halt´ing|ly, a … Useful english dictionary
halt — {{11}}halt (adj.) lame, in O.E. lemphalt limping, from P.Gmc. *haltaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. halt, O.N. haltr, O.H.G. halz, Goth. halts lame ), from PIE *keld , from root *kel to strike, cut, with derivatives meaning something broken or cut off (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
halt — I. /hɔlt / (say hawlt), /hɒlt / (say holt) verb (i) 1. to undertake a temporary or permanent cessation of some activity: the bus halted for five minutes before resuming its journey. –verb (t) 2. to stop or cause to stop: we must halt the train.… …
halt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abrupt, sudden ▪ The bus came to an abrupt halt outside the school. ▪ crashing, grinding, screeching, shuddering … Collocations dictionary
halt — halt1 [ hɔlt ] noun singular * a temporary or permanent stop in a process: halt to: He has appealed for a halt to the fighting. halt in: an unforeseen halt in road construction a. a temporary or permanent stop in movement: bring something to a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
halt — I UK [hɔːlt] / US [hɔlt] noun [singular] * a) a temporary or permanent stop in a process halt to: He has appealed for a halt to the fighting. halt in: an unforeseen halt in road construction b) a temporary or permanent stop in movement bring… … English dictionary
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
