verb
halt
holt
verb
1
To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
"The train halted suddenly at a red signal."
"Officials halted construction after the discovery."
noun
1
A stop, especially a temporary one.
"Work came to a halt when the funding ran out."
How to Use Halt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo stop, or bring something to a stop.
Common pairings
come to a halt
grind to a halt
halt production
Word Forms
more halt comparative, halted past tense, halted past tense, halts plural, halts plural, halts plural, halts singular, halts singular, most halt superlative
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Etymology
From Old English healtian, "to limp" — the sense narrowed over time to mean simply "to stop."