halt

Definitions

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

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is halt.

• What is 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 called?
• What is to stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to h How long halt ye between two opinions 1 Kings xviii. 21 called?
• What is to cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment called?
• What is halting or stopping in walking; lame. Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv called?
• What is to have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak called?