Origin of halt
1SYNONYMS FOR halt
synonym study for halt
2. See
stop.
Words nearby halt
Definition for halt (2 of 2)
halt
2
[ hawlt ]
/ hɔlt /
verb (used without object)
to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
to be in doubt; waver between alternatives; vacillate.
Archaic.
to be lame; walk lamely; limp.
adjective
Archaic.
lame; limping.
noun
Archaic.
lameness; a limp.
(used with a plural verb)
lame people, especially severely lamed ones (usually preceded by the): the halt and the blind.
Origin of halt
2
before 900; Middle English; Old English
healt; cognate with Old High German
halz, Old Norse
haltr, Gothic
halts, akin to Latin
clādēs damage, loss
OTHER WORDS FROM halt
halt·less, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for halt
British Dictionary definitions for halt (1 of 2)
halt
1
/ (hɔːlt) /
noun
an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress
mainly British
a minor railway station, without permanent buildings
call a halt
to put an end (to something); stop
noun, sentence substitute
a command to halt, esp as an order when marching
verb
to come or bring to a halt
Word Origin for halt
C17: from the phrase
to make halt, translation of German
halt machen, from
halten to
hold
1,
stop
British Dictionary definitions for halt (2 of 2)
halt
2
/ (hɔːlt) /
verb (intr)
(esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective
to waver or be unsure
archaic
to be lame
adjective
archaic
- lame
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)the halt
noun
archaic
lameness
Word Origin for halt
Old English
healt lame; related to Old Norse
haltr, Old High German
halz lame, Greek
kólos maimed, Old Slavonic
kladivo hammer
Idioms and Phrases with halt
halt
see call a halt; come to a halt; grind to a halt.