Halt
[hɔːlt] or [hɔlt]
Definition
(verb.) cause to stop; 'Halt the engines'; 'Arrest the progress'; 'halt the presses'.
Editor: Terence--From WordNet
Definition
(-) 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
(n.) A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
(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.
(v. i.) To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
(v. t.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
(a.) Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
(n.) The act of limping; lameness.
(a.) To walk lamely; to limp.
(a.) To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
Editor: Ozzie
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Stop, hold, stand still, stop short, pull up, take breath, lie by, LIE TO.[2]. Limp, hobble, walk lamely.
a. Lame, crippled.
n. [1]. Stop, stand, stand still.[2]. Limp, limping gait.
Checker: Patrice
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Stop, rest, limp, falter, hammer, stammer, demur, dubitate, pause, hold,stand_still, hesitate
ANT:Advance, decide, determine, speed, flow, career
Checker: Sigmund
Definition
n. a halting or limping.—adj. lame crippled limping.—v.i. to be lame to limp: to walk unsteadily: to vacillate: to proceed lamely or imperfectly to be at fault as in logic rhythm &c.—ns. Halt′ing; Halt′ing-place.
v.i. to stop from going on: (mil.) to stop in a march.—v.t. to stop.—n. (mil.) a stop in marching.
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Examples
- By accident the noose fell squarely about the running ape's neck, bringing him to a sudden and surprising halt. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Finally the Tammany leader called a halt, as we were running big engine lathes out on the sidewalk, and he was afraid we were carrying it a little too far. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Under the old tactics almost every change in the order of march was preceded by a halt, then came the change, and then the forward march. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- When within a square of the plaza this small command, ten companies in all, was brought to a halt. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sherman was now obliged to halt for the purpose of bringing up his railroad trains. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Finding themselves worse frightened than hurt the men did halt and turn back. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He had not heard the call for a halt. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- At the foot of the throne these two parties separated and halted, facing each other at opposite sides of the aisle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- At sight of us the members of the guard sprang forward in surprise, and with levelled rifles halted us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Adrian met them half way; they halted: What, he said, do you seek? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We halted here during the heat of the day. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Thuvia halted us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He had halted opposite the Trenors' corner, and Selden perforce stayed his steps also. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The advance reached Cerralvo in four days and halted for the remainder of the troops to come up. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Look upon this damosel; note her wasted form, her halting step, her bloomless cheeks where youth should blush and happiness exult in smiles! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- These too were carried before halting, and before the enemy had time to reinforce their advance guards. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They had passed through Datchet without halting. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They travelled in the night, halting an hour or two after daybreak, and lying by until the twilight fell. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- They have been halting somewhere till now. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Leaving the port of Bremenhaven on June 18th, and halting at Heligoland for four days to train its crew, it made its way across the Atlantic in sixteen days. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Sherman left Jackson with the last of his troops about noon on the 16th and reached Bolton, twenty miles west, before halting. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- My art halts at the threshold of Hypochondria: she just looks in and sees a chamber of torture, but can neither say nor do much. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They were compelled to make several long halts, and once or twice to return on their road to resume the direction which they wished to pursue. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- And how should my poor valour succeed, Sir Jester, when thy light wit halts? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Not only are the facts inhumanly complicated, but the natural ideals of people are so varied and contradictory that action halts in despair. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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