Definition of halt
(adj)
disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a
game leg"
the
event of something ending; "it came to a
stop at the
bottom of the hill"
(verb)
cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
stop from
happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
stop the
flow of a liquid; "staunch the
blood flow"; "stem the tide"