"halted" in the verb sense
1. halt, hold, arrest
cause to stop
"Halt the engines"
"Arrest the progress"
"halt the presses"
2. stop, halt
come to a halt, stop moving
"the car stopped"
"She stopped in front of a store window"
3. stop, halt, block, kibosh
stop from happening or developing
"Block his election"
"Halt the process"
4. stem, stanch, staunch, halt
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"
"stem the tide"
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