halt
1 Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
interjection
verb (used without object)
adjective
noun
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Archaic. lameness; a limp.
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(used with a plural verb) lame people, especially severely lamed ones (usually preceded bythe ).
the halt and the blind.
verb
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(esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective
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to waver or be unsure
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archaic to be lame
adjective
noun
noun
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an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress
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a minor railway station, without permanent buildings
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to put an end (to something); stop
noun
verb
Related Words
See stop.
Other Word Forms
- haltless adjective
Etymology
Origin of halt1
First recorded in 1590–1600; from the phrase make halt for German halt machen; hold 1
Origin of halt2
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English healt; cognate with Old High German halz, Old Norse haltr, Gothic halts, akin to Latin clādēs “damage, loss”
Example Sentences
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Attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have nearly halted shipping, causing Brent crude futures to jump over 8%.
European operators—many of which use Dubai as a stopover or final destination—halted flights to and from many regional airports.
“The most immediate and tangible development affecting oil markets is the effective halt of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz,” said Jorge Leon, head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy.
A halt in flows there would be comparable in scale to the curtailment of Russian gas supplies to Europe, which sent prices soaring, Di Odoardo says.
Speaking Sunday from the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV made a “heartfelt appeal to all the parties involved to assume the moral responsibility of halting the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm.”
From Los Angeles Times
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