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      halt
      noun
      A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
      (rail transport) A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
      (British, Ireland) A small railroad station, usually unstaffed or with very few staff, and with few or no facilities.
      Acronym of hungry, angry, lonely, (or) tired.
      (dated) Lameness; a limp.
      verb
      (intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
      (intransitive) To stop marching.
      (transitive) To bring to a stop.
      (transitive) To cause to discontinue.
      (intransitive) To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
      To falter.
      To waver.
      (intransitive) To limp; move with a limping gait.
      (intransitive) To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
      adjective
      (archaic) Lame, limping.
      Synonyms for halt
      stopvstoppagenstandstillnfreezenceasevsurceasenarrestndiscontinuevcessationnholdvdesistvpausenletupnblocknstayvdelaynterminatevcrippledadj
      Words related to halt
      kiboshvstanchvstalledvsuspendvintermitvstallingnstoppableadjpreventvresumptionndiscontinuancenresumingvinterruptvshutdownnresumedvavertvpostponevslowedvimpedevpostponableadjabeyancenrecommencevresumableadj

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