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halt

-1 n. தங்குதல், நிற்குமிடம், அசையாநிலை, (வி.) அசைவின்றி நில், சிறிது தங்கு, நிறுத்திவை.-2 n. நொண்டி நடத்தல், (பெ.) நொண்டியான, முடமான, நொண்டுகிற, (வி.) தயங்கிநட, நொண்டு, தயங்கு.


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Halt, Defn: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer. Halt, n. Etym: [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.] Defn: A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress. Without any halt they marched. Clarendon. [Lovers] soon in passion's war contest, Yet in their march soon make a halt. Davenant. Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Halted; p. pr. & vb. n. Halting.] 1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. 2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to h How long halt ye between two opinions 1 Kings xviii. 21 Halt, v. t. (Mil.) Defn: To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment. Halt, a. Etym: [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Defn: Halting or stopping in walking; lame. Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21. Halt, n. Defn: The act of limping; lameness. Halt, v. i. Etym: [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See Halt, a.] 1. To walk lamely; to limp. 2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak. Halt, Defn: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer. Halt, n. Etym: [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.] Defn: A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress. Without any halt they marched. Clarendon. [Lovers] soon in passion's war contest, Yet in their march soon make a halt. Davenant. Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Halted; p. pr. & vb. n. Halting.] 1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. 2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to h How long halt ye between two opinions 1 Kings xviii. 21 Halt, v. t. (Mil.) Defn: To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment. Halt, a. Etym: [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Defn: Halting or stopping in walking; lame. Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21. Halt, n. Defn: The act of limping; lameness. Halt, v. i. Etym: [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See Halt, a.] 1. To walk lamely; to limp. 2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak.


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