halt

To limp; move with a limping gait.

Here comes Sir Toby halting — you shall hear more; but if he had not been in drink, he would have tickled you othergates than he did.

Do not smile at me that I boast her of, For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, And make it halt behind her.

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

How long halt ye between two opinions?

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

To waver.

To falter.

To stop marching.

To stop either temporarily or permanently.

And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.

To bring to a stop.

To cause to discontinue.

The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.

A cessation, either temporary or permanent.

The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.

Without any halt they marched.

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.

The highest point on the line is at milepost 21¾, 367 ft. above sea level. Here there is a halt named Kilmakerrill, after which the line descends to Manorhamilton (24¾ miles).