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/hɑlt/

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 To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment. Halting or stopping in walking; lame. Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21. The act of limping; lameness. 1. To walk lamely; to limp. 2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak.

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  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 To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment. Halting or stopping in walking; lame. Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21. The act of limping; lameness. 1. To walk lamely; to limp. 2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak.

Definitions: Webster's 1913 (public domain)

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English halten, from Old English healtian (“to be lame, walk with a limp”), from Proto-West Germanic *haltōn, related to *halt. English usage in the sense of 'make a halt' is from the noun. Cognate with North Frisian halte, Swedish halta.

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HALT at a glance

HALT has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + L 1 + T 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,803 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with halt

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  • SALT4
  • DEALT6
  • ASPHALT12
  • MALT6
  • COBALT10
  • SHALT8
  • BASALT8
  • GESTALT8
  • EXALT12
  • DALT5
  • OVERSALT11
  • STRINGHALT14

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