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Hault

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To bring or come to a stop or cease progress, movement, or action.

Example sentence: The traffic jam on the highway caused all the cars to hault.

Sense 2:

Definition: To pause or temporarily stop an activity or process.

Example sentence: The construction work had to hault due to heavy rain.

Sense 3:

Definition: To catch or seize someone or something in order to prevent escape.

Example sentence: The police officer managed to hault the thief by tackling him to the ground.

Sense 4:

Definition: To bring a vehicle or machine to a halt.

Example sentence: The train's conductor announced that the train would hault at the next station.

Sense 5:

Definition: (Local usage) To stop or pause a horse or team of horses.

Example sentence: The driver had to hault the horses to adjust the harness.

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