halt: Meaning and Definition of
halt
Pronunciation: (hôlt), [key]
— v.i.
- to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily: They halted for lunch and strolled about.
—v.t.
- to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop: They halted operations during contract negotiations.
—n.
- a temporary or permanent stop.
—interj.
- (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.)
halt
Pronunciation: (hôlt), [key]
— v.i.
- to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- to be in doubt; waver between alternatives; vacillate.
- to be lame; walk lamely; limp.
—adj.
- lame; limping.
—n.
- lameness; a limp.
- lame people, esp. severely lamed ones (usually prec. by the): the halt and the blind.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.