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Definition of halt : 1. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
2. A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
3. Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
4. The act of limping; lameness.
5. To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
6. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
7. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still.
8. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
9. To walk lamely; to limp.

Synonyms:

frost, full point, checkout, obturate, nab, plosive consonant, interference, take hold, lame, nurse, defy, give up, withstand, immobilise, confirmation, substantiation, give, have, cut-off, taking into custody, stop over, support, collar, rub, bridle, retain, admit, contain, pick up, hold up, hitch, harbour, gamy, check, preventive, jam, feeble, apprehension, catch, sustain, check-out procedure, agree, diaphragm, turn back, spirited, reserve, enlistment, tab, close up, limp, nail, defend, make, stuff, occlude, book, forget, deterrent, block up, layover, tour of duty, baulk, take for, stop consonant, draw a blank, carry, hang-up, obtain, embarrass, control, discontinuation, snag, crippled, guard, plosive speech sound, blank out, harbor, incumbrance, full stop, hold in, stanch, intercept, stymie, gimpy, deem, stem, get, obligate, bank check, keep back, restrain, preventative, verification, term of enlistment, blockage, deflect, hold on, apply, pinch, chit, have got, hobble, bear, impede, confine, spunky, check mark, declare, hinder, cheque, moderate, mettlesome, adjudge, hindrance, cop, point, bind, oblige, blockade, view as, lug, break off, duty tour, chip, lay off, assay, block off, handicap, curb, go for, arrest, impediment, maintain, parry, kibosh, choke up, block, occlusive, encumbrance, hinderance, stopover, unfit, barricade, game, obstruct, stymy, gamey, bar, surcease, hold back, accommodate, concord, immobilize, halting, prevail, tour, staunch, entertain, occlusion, apprehend, keep, gritty, continue, concur, take, throw, plosive, freezing, tick

discontinuance, interruption, abandonment, termination, hiatus, closure, cessation, stoppage, ending, standstill

desist, cease, quit, pause, close, break, remit, interrupt, stay, stop, suspend, terminate, culminate, end, discontinue, abandon, refrain

conclusion, culmination, decease, finale, expiration, period, closing, windup, accomplish, expire, wrap up, cap, demise, exit, checkmate, finis, pass away, death, complete, die, finalize, finish, pass on, conclude, accomplishment, terminal, completion

falter, hesitate, delay, balk, recoil, wait, shrink

freeze, hold

Usage examples:

• Nearer and nearer came the men until he could hear their heavy breathing, and one of them shouted: " Halt, or we'll shoot!" - "Down the Slope", James Otis.
• But in the course of the spring and summer he found it one thing to call a halt and quite another to make one. - "Flamsted quarries", Mary E. Waller.
• " I will go to the door," said Lillian as they came to a halt at the gate; " Mrs. Hopkins, without doubt, is very busy with her dinner, and we will not disturb her by waiting for a reception." - "Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale", Ida Glenwood.