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Meaning of 'halt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Halt
- 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
2 . Halt [ a.]
- Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
- To walk lamely; to limp.
- To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
3 . Halt [ n.]
- A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
- The act of limping; lameness.
4 . Halt [ 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.
- To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
5 . Halt [ v. t.]
- To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.

Meaning of 'halt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . halt [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Example in sentence:
  • a halt in the arms race;
  • a nuclear freeze
Meaning (2):
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example in sentence:
  • during the halt he got some lunch;
  • he spent the entire stop in his seat;
  • held them in check;
  • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow;
  • the negotiations were in arrest
Meaning (3):
- the event of something ending
Example in sentence:
  • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
4 . halt [ v]
Meaning (4):
- cause to stop
Example in sentence:
  • Arrest the progress;
  • Halt the engines;
  • halt the presses;
  • stop a car;
  • stop the thief
Meaning (5):
- stop from happening or developing
Example in sentence:
  • Block his election;
  • Halt the process
Meaning (6):
- come to a halt, stop moving
Example in sentence:
  • She stopped in front of a store window;
  • the car stopped
Meaning (7):
- stop the flow of a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • staunch the blood flow;
  • stem the tide
8 . halt [ s]
Meaning (8):
- disabled in the feet or legs
Example in sentence:
  • a crippled soldier;
  • a game leg

Nearby Words:

hal'yard halacha halachoth halation halberd halberd-shaped halberdier halcyon halcyonian halcyonold

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