halt

C1
Pronunciation
/hɔːlt/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

A cessation, either temporary or permanent.

Example Sentences
  • The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.
2 Definition

A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

Example Sentences
  • The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works.
3 Definition

Lameness; a limp.

Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

To limp; move with a limping gait.

2 Definition

To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.

3 Definition

To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.

4 Definition

To waver.

5 Definition

To falter.

6 Definition

To stop marching.

7 Definition

To stop either temporarily or permanently.

8 Definition

To bring to a stop.

9 Definition

To cause to discontinue.

Example Sentences
  • The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Lame, limping.