HALT, verb intransitive 1. To stop in walking; to hold. In military affairs, the true sense is retained, to stop in a march. The army halted at noon. 2. To limp; that is, to stop with lameness. 3. To hesitate; to stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do. How long halt ye between two opinions? 1 Kings 18:21. 4. To fail; to falter; as a halting sonnet. HALT, verb transitive To stop; to cause to cease marching; a military term. The general halted his troops for refreshment. HALT, adjective Lame; that is, holding or stopping in walking. Bring hither the poor, the maimed, the halt and the blind. Luke 14:21. HALT, noun A stopping; a stop in marching. The troops made a halt at the bridge. 1. The act of limping.
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