Halt (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
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Halt (?), n. [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.] A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
Without any halt they marched.
Clarendon.
[Lovers] soon in passion's war contest,
Yet in their march soon make a halt.
Davenant.
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Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Halted; p. pr. & vb. n. Halting.] 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. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hsitate; to be uncertain.
How long halt ye between two opinions?
1 Kings xviii. 21
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Halt (?), v. t. Mil. To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
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Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Luke xiv. 21.
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Halt, n. The act of limping; lameness.
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Halt, v. i. [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See Halt, a.]
1. To walk lamely; to limp.
2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
The blank verse shall halt for it.
Shak.
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