halt1
v.
bring or come to an abrupt stop.
n.
- a suspension of movement or activity.
- Brit. a minor stopping place on a local railway line.
Phrase
- call a halt
order a stop.
Etymology
C16: orig. in the phr. make halt, from Ger. haltmachen, from halten ‘to hold’.
halt2
adj.
lame.
v.
walk with a limp.
Etymology
OE healtian (v.), halt, healt (adj.), of Gmc origin.