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call a halt

call a halt verb: to force (something) to stop.

Verb

call a halt (third-person singular simple present calls a halt, present participle calling a halt, simple past and past participle called a halt)

  1. (intransitive) To force (something) to stop.

call a halt meaning in Kannada

call a halt in Kannada

ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು, ವಿರೋಧಿಸು, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಕಾಲ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು, ತಡೆಹಿಡಿ

Synonyms of call a halt

Forms of call a halt

third-person singular presentcalls a halt
present participlecalling a halt
past participlecalled a halt
pastcalled a halt

Questions about call a halt

What does call a halt mean?
Call a halt means to force (something) to stop.
What is call a halt in Kannada?
Call a halt in Kannada is ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು, ವಿರೋಧಿಸು, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಕಾಲ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು. See Call a halt meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is call a halt?
Call a halt is a verb.
What is the past tense of call a halt?
The past tense of call a halt is called a halt.

Words near call a halt in the dictionary

  1. calks
  2. call
  3. call 'em as one sees 'em
  4. call a cab
  5. call a go
  6. call a halt
  7. call a lid
  8. call a shovel a shovel
  9. call a spade a shovel
  10. call a spade a spade
  11. call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel

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