halted; halting; halts
1
: to cease marching or journeying
2
: discontinue, terminate
the project halted for lack of funds
1
: to bring to a stop
the strike halted subways and buses
2
: to cause the discontinuance of : end
halt hostilities
halted; halting; halts
archaic
: having a manner of walking that is impaired by a limp
… there is a place for everyone … old and young, hale and halt …—
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Examples of halt in a Sentence
Verb (1)
traffic was halted by the parade
the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject
all filming halted when the star of the movie quit in a huff
Noun
They put a halt to the rumors.
The car skidded to a halt.
Verb (2)
even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace
she was often confused, halting between the responsibilities of her job and the demands of her home life
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
The plane maker had seen most of its airplane production halted since the middle of September as more than 32,000 of its unionized machinists went on strike .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
And everything that people hate about politics went on steroids: after Trump abused his power, work on anything productive out of Washington ground to a halt.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Megan Specia, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
This is when the fairytale comes crashing to a halt smack-dab in the middle of the Footprint Center.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
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Verb
The Biden administration has ramped up efforts that have so far failed to secure cease-fires to end Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas, as well as halt Israel’s bombardment and fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
The plane maker had seen most of its airplane production halted since the middle of September as more than 32,000 of its unionized machinists went on strike .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
The Power Of Connected Manufacturing In today’s manufacturing plants, when a motor seizes up, the assembly line comes to a halt.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
And everything that people hate about politics went on steroids: after Trump abused his power, work on anything productive out of Washington ground to a halt.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The coronavirus crisis dealt another serious blow to Blackpool, leaving businesses struggling as tourism ground to a halt during nationwide lockdowns.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
This is when the fairytale comes crashing to a halt smack-dab in the middle of the Footprint Center.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
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“Halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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halt
1 of 4 adjective
: unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially an arm or a leg
halt
2 of 4 verb2
: to move unsteadily
halt
3 of 4 noun
: the ending of movement, progress, or action
call a halt
halt
4 of 4 verb1
: to stop marching or journeying
2
: to bring to a stop : end
Etymology
Adjective
Old English healt "lame"
Noun
from German halt "stop," derived from earlier halten "to hold"
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