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halt1 (hôlt)

[German sing. imperative of halten, to stop, from Middle High German, from Old High German haltan.]

noun 

A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one: The car rolled to a halt when it stalled.

verb: halt·ed, halt·ing, halts. 

transitive verb 

To cause to stop: The government hopes to halt tax fraud.

intransitive verb 

To stop; pause: The hikers halted for lunch and some rest. See synonyms at stop
halt2 (hôlt)

[Middle English halten, to limp, from Old English healtian.]

intransitive verb: halt·ed, halt·ing, halts. 

  1. To proceed or act with uncertainty or indecision; waver.
  2. To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse.
  3. To limp or hobble.

adjective 

Archaic
Lame; crippled.