[hɔːlt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- bring or come to an abrupt stop
(e.g: there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed)


Phrases:
- call a halt

Origin:
late 16th century: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten ‘to hold’

[hɔːlt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one
(e.g: a halt in production)


Phrases:
- call a halt

Origin:
late 16th century: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten ‘to hold’

[hɔːlt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person) having a physical disability
(e.g: if a man were halt or hunch'd)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English healtian (verb), halt, healt (adjective), of Germanic origin

[hɔːlt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- walk with a limp
(e.g: he halted slightly in his walk)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English healtian (verb), halt, healt (adjective), of Germanic origin