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halt: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

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full stop collapse

dead stop collapse

work stoppage collapse

sit down strike collapse

blow the whistle collapse

standstill collapse

standoff collapse

lockout collapse: a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

stymie collapse: a thwarting and distressing situation; a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

cut it out collapse

knock it off collapse

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

crippled collapse: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

die down collapse: become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down"

foreclosure collapse: the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

dodder collapse: a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

drop it collapse

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

stutter collapse

handicapped collapse

abort collapse: the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"; terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion; cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"; terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

emasculated collapse

incapacitated collapse

waste time collapse

lollygag collapse

disabled collapse: people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"; markedly unable to function as a consequence of injury or illness; so badly injured as to be excused from continuing; "disabled veterans"

lallygag collapse

happy hour collapse: the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price

castrated collapse: deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes

wind up collapse: give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching

cower collapse

forbid collapse: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

at a standstill collapse

haw collapse: the nictitating membrane of a horse; utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

stammer collapse: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

discontinue collapse: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"; come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

desist collapse

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