stop vs halt

stop and halt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stop	Yes	No	Yes	No
halt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, stop and halt are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, stop and halt are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stop include arrest, check, hitch, stay, stoppage.

As verbs, stop and halt are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, halt is a hyponym of stop; that is, halt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:

Other hyponyms of stop include check, rein, rein in, arrest, hold, bring up, cut, flag down, stall, stall, draw up, pull up, brake.

As verbs, stop and halt are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stop include block, kibosh.

stop (noun)	halt (noun)
the act of stopping something	an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
a brief stay in the course of a journey	the event of something ending
a restraint that checks the motion of something	the state of inactivity following an interruption
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop (adjective)	halt (adjective)
	disabled in the feet or legs

stop (verb)	halt (verb)
prevent completion	stop the flow of a liquid
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments	come to a halt, stop moving
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	cause to come to an abrupt stop
seize on its way	stop from happening or developing
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical