halted
simple past tense and past participle of halt
• daleth, dealth, ladeth, lathed
Source: Wiktionary
Halt,
Definition: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Halt, n. Etym: [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.]
Definition: A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress. Without any halt they marched. Clarendon. [Lovers] soon in passion's war contest, Yet in their march soon make a halt. Davenant.
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.
2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to h How long halt ye between two opinions 1 Kings xviii. 21
Halt, v. t. (Mil.)
Definition: To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
Halt, a. Etym: [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.]
Definition: Halting or stopping in walking; lame. Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21.
Halt, n.
Definition: The act of limping; lameness.
Halt, v. i. Etym: [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See Halt, a.]
1. To walk lamely; to limp.
2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
