halted; halting; halts
1
: to cease marching or journeying
2
: discontinue, terminate
the project halted for lack of funds
1
: to bring to a stop
the strike halted subways and buses
2
: to cause the discontinuance of : end
halt hostilities
halted; halting; halts
archaic
: having a manner of walking that is impaired by a limp
… there is a place for everyone … old and young, hale and halt …—
Sir Winston Churchill
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Examples of halt in a Sentence
Noun
They put a halt to the rumors.
The car skidded to a halt.
Recent Examples on the WebDemocrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Dozens of major advertisers, including Disney, Apple and Warner Bros., halted their advertising on X, and as of February many had not resumed.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Verb
President Joe Biden is emphatically pushing Congress to pass the legislation to buttress what has been a cornerstone of his foreign policy -- halting Russian President Vladimir Putin's advance in Europe.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Dozens of major advertisers, including Disney, Apple and Warner Bros., halted their advertising on X, and as of February many had not resumed.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halt. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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halt
1 of 4 adjectivehalt
2 of 4 verb2
: to move unsteadily
halt
3 of 4 noun
: the ending of movement, progress, or action
call a halt
halt
4 of 4 verb1
: to stop marching or journeying
2
: to bring to a stop : end
Etymology
Adjective
Old English healt "lame"
Noun
from German halt "stop," derived from earlier halten "to hold"
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