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Halt (ha̤lt), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Halt (ha̤lt), n. [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.] A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
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Without any halt they marched. Clarendon.
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[Lovers] soon in passion's war contest,
Yet in their march soon make a halt. Davenant.
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Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Halted; p. pr. & vb. n. Halting.]
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.
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2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
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How long halt ye between two opinions? 1 Kings xviii. 21.
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Halt (ha̤lt), v. t. (Mil.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, “the general halted his troops for refreshment”.
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Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
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Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21.
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Halt, n. The act of limping; lameness.
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Halt, v. i. [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See Halt, a.]
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1. To walk lamely; to limp.
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2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
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The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak.
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