halts
/hɑlts/verb
Definitions
To limp; move with a limping gait.
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
To waver.
noun
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A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
Example: The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.
A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
Example: The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works.
verb
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To stop marching.
To stop either temporarily or permanently.
To bring to a stop.
To cause to discontinue.
Example: The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.
noun
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Lameness; a limp.