halt
/hɔːlt/
verb
- 1
To limp; move with a limping gait.
- 2
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
- 3
To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
- 4
To waver.
- 5
To falter.
noun
- 1
A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
“The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.”
- 2
A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
“The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works.”
verb
- 1
To stop marching.
- 2
To stop either temporarily or permanently.
- 3
To bring to a stop.
- 4
To cause to discontinue.
“The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.”
noun
- 1
Lameness; a limp.
adjective
- 1
Lame, limping.
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