call a halt to something Definition

halt¹
noun

1. An interruption or stop to movement, progression or growth.

Thesaurus: stop, break, pause, impasse, interruption, recess, standstill, stoppage, arrest, termination, close; Antonym: continuation, start.
(Brit)
2. A small railway station without a building.

verb

tr & intr
halted, halting
1. To come or bring to a halt.

Thesaurus: cease, desist, end, pack it in (slang), terminate, quit, rest, wait, pause, stay, arrest, check, impede, interrupt, hamper, hinder, frustrate, quell.

exclamation

1. A command to halt, especially one given as an order when marching.

Idiom: call a halt to something

To put an end to it or stop it.

Etymology: 17c: from German Halt stoppage.