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/ˈhɔːltɪd/ · halt·ed
verb
- To limp; move with a limping gait. After twisting her ankle, she had to halt her run.
- To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer. She halted for a moment, unsure of which path to take.
- To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification. The poem's rhythm was halted by the awkward phrasing.
- To stop marching. The soldiers halted at the edge of the forest.
- To stop either temporarily or permanently. The project was halted due to lack of funding.
- To bring to a stop. The bus driver halted the vehicle to let passengers off.
noun
- A state of being stopped or paused. The halted traffic caused a long delay.
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Did you know? The word 'halted' has been used in various contexts, including literature and music. In the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien, the character Frodo Baggins is forced to halt his journey due to the danger posed by the Nazgûl.