əˈɹɛst əˈɹɛst hɪtʃ

stɑːnt͡ʃ stænt͡ʃ stɔːntʃ stɒp stɑp stop the flow of a liquid staunch the blood flow stem the tide disabled in the feet or legs a crippled soldier a game leg an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement a halt in the arms race a nuclear freeze cause to come to an abrupt stop Halt the engines Arrest the progress halt the presses come to a halt, stop moving the car stopped She stopped in front of a store window stop from happening or developing Block his election Halt the process the event of something ending it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill 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