Halt
Halt (halt) , third person singular present
Halt (halt) , noun
[Formerly alt, Italian alto, German halt, from 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 , intransitive verb
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 hesitate; to be uncertain.
How long halt ye between two opinions?
Halt (halt) , transitive verb
(Military) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
Halt , adjective
[Anglo-Saxon healt; akin to Old Saxon, Danish, & Swedish halt, Icelandic haltr, halltr, Gothic halts, Old High German halz.]
Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Halt , noun
The act of limping; lameness.
Halt , intransitive verb
[Old English halten, Anglo-Saxon 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.