halt

/hɔːlt/
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verb

1. To limp; move with a limping gait.

2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.

3. To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.

4. To waver.

5. To falter.

halt

/hɔːlt/
🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

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Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. A cessation, either temporary or permanent.

"The contract negotiations put a halt to operations."

2. A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

"The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works."

Synonyms

verb

1. To stop marching.

2. To stop either temporarily or permanently.

3. To bring to a stop.

4. To cause to discontinue.

"The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week."

Synonyms

halt

/hɔːlt/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

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noun

1. Lameness; a limp.

adjective

1. Lame, limping.

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