HALTS

Noun

halts

plural of halt

Verb

halts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halt

Anagrams

• Stahl, lasht, laths, shalt, sthal

Source: Wiktionary

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HALT

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

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