Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagethe 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” (n)stop, haltthe event of something ending“it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill” (n)freeze, haltan interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement“a halt in the arms race”,
“a nuclear freeze” Verbs
(v)halt, hold, arrestcause to come to an abrupt stop“Halt the engines”,
“Arrest the progress”,
“halt the presses” (v)stop, haltcome to a halt, stop moving“the car stopped”,
“She stopped in front of a store window” (v)stop, halt, block, kiboshstop from happening or developing“Block his election”,
“Halt the process” Adjectives