Crossword-Solution: HALT 4 letters, 401 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 7

Dictionary

Word	Word Type	Definition
Halt	-	3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.
Halt	n.	A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.
Halt	v. i.	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.
Halt	v. i.	To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
Halt	v. t.	To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment.
Halt	a.	Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
Halt	n.	The act of limping; lameness.
Halt	a.	To walk lamely; to limp.
Halt	a.	To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.

Anagrams

Word		Anagrams
HALT	anagram	ATHL, LATH

We have 401 clues for the answer “HALT”

Clue	Answers
Bring to a standstill	1 answer
"At ease" often follows it.	1 answer
"Come no closer!"	1 answer
"Come no further"	1 answer
"Don't go one step farther!"	1 answer
"Everybody stop marching!"	1 answer
"Everyone stop marching!"	1 answer
"How long ___ ye between two opinions?"—Kings xviii, 21.	1 answer
"Stop marching!"	1 answer
"Stop there!"	1 answer
"Stop!" from a cop	1 answer
"Stop!" to a sentry	1 answer
"Stop!," at a checkpoint	1 answer
"Stop, soldier!"	1 answer
"That's close enough!"	1 answer
"___! Who goes there?"	1 answer
Arrest of progress.	1 answer
Arrest progress	1 answer
Arrest the progress	1 answer
BE long about it	1 answer
BE loth	1 answer
Border guard's command	1 answer
Border guard's shout	1 answer
Borderline word, perhaps	1 answer
CHANGE from action to rest	1 answer
Cease moving	1 answer
Checkpoint "Hold it!"	1 answer
Checkpoint Charlie shout	1 answer
Checkpoint demand	1 answer
Come to an abrupt stop	1 answer
Command from a sentry	1 answer
Cry after "Company"	1 answer
Cry before "Who goes there?"	1 answer
Cry from a sentry	1 answer
Cry from the guardhouse	1 answer
Cry heard at a checkpoint	1 answer
Cure "Grinding ___"	1 answer
D.I.'s "stop"	1 answer
DEATH blow	1 answer
Drill order	1 answer
Drill shout	1 answer
END its run	1 answer
GO lame	1 answer
Gatehouse cry	1 answer
Gatekeeper's cry	1 answer
Gateman's shout	1 answer
Guard's challenge	1 answer
Guard's command	1 answer
Guard's cry	1 answer
Guard's order	1 answer

✏️ Suggest another clue Know another question for crossword solution "HALT"? Please add your clue to the biggest crossword databank now!

Kind of apple

?

E

?

A

?

T

?

E

?

R

Hint 1 meaning

One who, or that which, eats.

Hint 2 anagram

ETARE

Hint 3 another clue

greedy person

Play Crossword

12 +1

New Suggestion for "HALT"

Related word tools

Unscramble HALT 4-letter words that start with H 4-letter words that end in T 4-letter words containing AL 4-letter words containing LT 4-letter words with H and A

Sentences with HALT (5)

The government moved to eliminate subsidies, free prices, make the zloty convertible, and, in general, halt the hyperinflation.

The 1991 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 1992

Growth came to an abrupt halt in 1986 precipitated by steep declines in the prices of major exports: coffee, cocoa, and petroleum.

The 1992 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 1993

But when it came to the walls this brave assembly made a sudden halt; for Jinjur had closed and barred every gateway, and the walls of the Emerald City were builded high and thick with many blocks of green marble.

The Marvellous Land of Oz L. Frank Baum 1993

But before all these horrible thoughts had taken concrete form in her brain, she heard the grounding of arms outside, close to the door, and Desgas’ voice shouting “Halt!” to his men.

The Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy 1993

Before she had half arisen I had grasped her by the arm, and then, as I saw the guard starting to make a concerted rush upon me from all sides, I whipped out my dagger and, holding it close to that vile breast, ordered them to halt.

The Gods of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1993

Quotes with HALT (3)

The necessity of reform mustn’t be allowed to become a form of blackmail serving to limit, reduce, or halt the exercise of criticism. Under no circumstances should one pay attention to those who tell one: “Don’t criticize, since you’re not capable of carrying out a reform.” That’s ministerial cabinet talk. Critique doesn’t have to be the premise of a deduction that concludes, “this, then, is what needs to be done.” It should be an instrument for those for who fight, those who…

Michel Foucault The Essential Foucault: Selections from Essential Works of Foucault, 1954-1984

For what are in reality the things we call ‘Wisdom,’ ‘Virtue,’ ‘Heroism,’ ‘sublime hours,’ and ‘great moments of life,’ but the moments when we have more or less issued forth from ourselves, and have been able to halt, be it only for an instant, on the step of one of the eternal gates whence we see that the faintest cry, the most colourless thought, and most nerveless gestures do not drop into nothingness; …

Maurice Maeterlinck The Treasure of the humble

Force is often used to enforce peace and an A bomb did bring world war 2 to a shuddering halt. The funniest people sometimes commit suicide and good souls often break a zillion hearts. That’s just who were are…sinners and saints in equal measure, our contradictions continually shaping our humanity and if we deny these paradoxes, we deny the existence of the very evolution that got us here.

Nidhie Sharma

Where this answer appears

Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 470 times in crossword archives (1942–2025).