stop, pause; cause to stop; hesitate, be uncertain
temporary stop, standstill; break or pause in a march or journey
crippled, lame (Archaic)
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Halt Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Halt Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
(v. t.)
To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
(v. i.)
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
(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.
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.
(n.)
The act of limping; lameness.
The act of limping; lameness.
(n.)
A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
(a.)
To walk lamely; to limp.
To walk lamely; to limp.
(a.)
To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
(a.)
Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutHalting or stopping in walking; lame.
halt and catch fire
Noun
1. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
(synonym) arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
(hypernym) inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
(hyponym) countercheck
(derivation) stop
2. the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
(synonym) stop
(hypernym) ending, conclusion, finish
(hyponym) cessation, surcease
(derivation) stem, stanch, staunch
3. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
(synonym) freeze
(hypernym) pause
(derivation) stop, block, kibosh
Verb
1. cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
(synonym) hold, arrest
(hypernym) stop
(derivation) stop
2. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
(synonym) stop
(hyponym) go off
(derivation) arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
3. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
(synonym) stop, block, kibosh
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) embargo
(derivation) freeze
4. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
(synonym) stem, stanch, staunch
(hypernym) check
(derivation) stop
Adjective
1. disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
(synonym) crippled, halting, lame, game
(similar) unfit
Halt Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Highly accelerated life test (HALT): A process developed to uncover design defects and weaknesses in electronic and mechanical assemblies using a vibration system combined with rapid high and low temperature changes. The purpose of HALT is to optimize product reliability by identifying the functional and destructive limits of a product. HALT addresses reliability issues at an early stage in product development.
Halt Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Halt (from German: stop) can refer to:
- halt, a small train station, usually unstaffed, with few facilities and normally is a request stop
- A sign, meaning attention
- "Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired" in behavioral addiction recovery
- Highly Accelerated Life Test
- Halt (character), a fictional character in the Ranger's Apprentice novel series by John Flanagan
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Halt Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
lame on the feet (Gen. 32:31; Ps. 38:17). To "halt between two opinions" (1 Kings 18:21) is supposed by some to be an expression used in "allusion to birds, which hop from spray to spray, forwards and backwards." The LXX. render the expression "How long go ye lame on both knees?" The Hebrew verb rendered "halt" is used of the irregular dance ("leaped upon") around the altar (ver. 26). It indicates a lame, uncertain gait, going now in one direction, now in another, in the frenzy of wild leaping.
Halt Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Bring the little-finger side of the right flat hand down sharply at right angles on the left palm.
