halt
I. halt1 (hôlt)n. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one: The car rolled to a halt when it stalled.v. halt·ed, halt·ing, haltsv. tr. To cause to stop: The government hopes to halt tax fraud.v. intr. To stop; pause: The hikers halted for lunch and some rest. See Synonyms at stop. [German, sing. imperative of halten, to stop, from Middle High German, from Old High German haltan.] II. halt2 (hôlt)intr.v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts 1. To proceed or act with uncertainty or indecision; waver. 2. To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse. 3. To limp or hobble.adj. Archaic Lame; crippled. [Middle English halten, to limp, from Old English healtian.]
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