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| halt [ hawlt ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle halt·ed, present participle halt·ing, 3rd person present singular halts) |
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1. act hesitantly: to act or behave without certainty or confidence
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2. be defective: to have flaws or inconsistencies in logical development or in poetic rhythm
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3. offensive term: an offensive term meaning to have difficulty in walking
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archaic
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adjective |
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offensive term: an offensive term meaning walking with difficulty
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archaic
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| [ Old English healtian "walk with a limp" < Germanic] |
