Can and Halt

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Halt and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Halt" instead a verb "Can".

Halt verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject

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Can and halt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Halt". slang substitute

Nearby Words: halted, halting, haltingly

dead	dead can	dead halt
literal	literal can	literal halt

Resident Evil 0 has lengthy load times for some reason despite using the same engine as the remake of the first game, which is especially noticeable when some surprise attacks from enemies bring the game to a grinding halt and can take upwards of three or four seconds to load.

Source: Loads and Loads of Loading
There's an angel who saves humans who fall from the top of the spoke (he can't halt the fall, but he can slow it and steer them towards a lake, allowing them to survive impact).

Source: Winged Humanoid
Instead, you can use your royal council to "enforce realm peace" within certain limitations, forcing a halt to such wars.

Source: Video Game / Crusader Kings

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