Thesaurus: halt

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1. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
2. n. A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
3. 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.
4. v. i. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
5. v. t. To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
6. a. Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
7. n. The act of limping; lameness.
8. a. To walk lamely; to limp.
9. a. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
10. adj. disabled in the feet or legs
11. n. the state of inactivity following an interruption
12. n. the event of something ending