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halt (2)

halt [ hawlt ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle halt·ed, present participle halt·ing, 3rd person present singular halts)
Definition:
 
1. act hesitantly: to act or behave without certainty or confidence

2. be defective: to have flaws or inconsistencies in logical development or in poetic rhythm

3. offensive term: an offensive term meaning to have difficulty in walking ( archaic )



adjective 
Definition:
 
offensive term: an offensive term meaning walking with difficulty ( archaic )

[ Old English healtian "walk with a limp" < Germanic]
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