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- [hawlt]
- /hɔlt/
- /hɒlt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawlt]
- /hɔlt/
Definitions of halt word
- verb without object halt to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble. 1
- verb without object halt to be in doubt; waver between alternatives; vacillate. 1
- verb without object halt Archaic. to be lame; walk lamely; limp. 1
- verb with object halt to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop: They halted operations during contract negotiations. 1
- noun halt Archaic. lameness; a limp. 1
- noun halt (used with a plural verb) lame people, especially severely lamed ones (usually preceded by the): the halt and the blind. 1
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Origin of halt
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; from the phrase make halt for German halt machen. See hold1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Halt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
halt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
halt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for halt
verb halt
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- suspend — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
noun halt
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- standstill — a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop: The ball rolled to a standstill.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- termination — the act of terminating.
Antonyms for halt
verb halt
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
noun halt
- continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- endurance — The fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
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