halt

[halt]

Whether it's used as a noun or a verb, the word halt means stop. You can remember this by remembering that when you step on the brake to halt your car (verb), it comes to a halt (noun).

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3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

Noun
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"

Noun
the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

Noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

Verb
stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"

Verb
cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

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Verb
come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

Verb
stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

Adjective S.
disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"



3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

n.
A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.

v. i.
To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still.

v. i.
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.

v. t.
To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.

a.
Halting or stopping in walking; lame.

n.
The act of limping; lameness.

a.
To walk lamely; to limp.

a.
To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.


Halt

Halt , 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Halt

Halt , n. [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.] A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
Without any halt they marched.
[Lovers] soon in passion's war contest, Yet in their march soon make a halt.

Halt

Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Halted; p. pr. & vb. n. Halting.] 1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. 2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hsitate; to be uncertain.
How long halt ye between two opinions?

Halt

Halt , v. t. (Mil.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.

Halt

Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

Halt

Halt, n. The act of limping; lameness.

Halt

Halt, v. i. [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See Halt, a.] 1. To walk lamely; to limp. 2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
The blank verse shall halt for it.

3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.

To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still.

To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.

Halting or stopping in walking; lame.

The act of limping; lameness.

To walk lamely; to limp.

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