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Syllabification: (halt)

Pronunciation: /hôlt/

Definition of halt

bring or come to an abrupt stop: [with object]:there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed [no object]:she halted in mid-sentence
[in imperative] used as a military command to bring marching soldiers to a stop:company, halt!

a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one:a halt in production a bus screeched to a halt

Phrases

call a halt: demand or order a stop:he decided to call a halt to all further discussion

late 16th century: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten 'to hold'

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