Commentary: HALT[+event][+transition][+to_stoppage][+complete]
NOTE: refers to the transition of stopping, not the ongoing state of inactivity
Examples:
The bus came to a halt just before going over the cliff.
Everything came to a complete halt in John's life after his accident. (figurative extension)
The machine came to a halt when the plug came out of the wall.
Mappings:
PropBank: halt.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: HALT[+state][+ongoing][+stoppage][+of_activity]
NOTE: implies the span of inactivity, not the transitional moment to it. (Sense 1)
Examples:
This halt in the negotiating process is hurting both sides.
The halt in the arms race of the past decade may be in jeopardy.
Mappings:
PropBank: halt.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
Commentary: IDIOM: call_a_halt_to
Examples:
He has called a halt to any further shipments of oil to that nation.
The community has called for a halt to the drug dealers infestation of their neighborhood.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom