halt

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/hɔːlt/ English

Definitions

verb

To limp; move with a limping gait.
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
To waver.

noun

A cessation, either temporary or permanent.“The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.”
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

To stop marching.
To stop either temporarily or permanently.
To bring to a stop.
To cause to discontinue.“The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.”

noun

Lameness; a limp.

adjective

Lame, limping.

Related words

Synonyms

close endpoint terminus hiatus moratorium recess freeze immobilize break off shut down stop terminate brake desist stay lame crippled stanch

Associated

thon manx donegal railway advance stopping station junction passenger trains closed isle

Rhymes

exalt assault vault default fault salt asphalt sexual assault old salt malt

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