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Halt

Halt (halt)
3d pers. sing. pres.(h***add]lt)
Halt
  1. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
    [Obs.] Chaucer.

Halt

Halt (halt)
n.(h***add]lt)
Halt
[Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.]
  1. A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.

    Without any halt they marched. Clarendon.

    [Lovers] soon in passion's war contest,
    Yet in their march soon make a halt.     Davenant.

Halt

Halt (halt)
v. i.
Halt
  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? 1 Kings xviii. 21.

Halt

Halt (halt)
v. t.(h***add]lt)
Halt
(Mil.)
  1. To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.

Halt

Halt (halt)
a.
Halt
  1. Halting or stopping in walking] lame.

    Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21.

Halt

Halt (halt)
n.
Halt
  1. The act of limping; lameness.

Halt

Halt (halt)
v. i.
Halt
  1. To walk lamely; to limp.
  2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.

    The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak.













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