Halt (hlt), v. t. (Mil.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the
general halted his troops for refreshment.
Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr,
halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] 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. The act of limping; lameness.