n.
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
it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze
v.
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
halt the presses
the car stopped
She stopped in front of a store window
Block his election
Halt the process
staunch the blood flow
them the tide