The difference between Break off and Halt
When used as verbs, break off means to end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently, whereas halt means to limp.
Halt is also noun with the meaning: a cessation, either temporary or permanent.
Halt is also adjective with the meaning: lame, limping.
check bellow for the other definitions of Break off and Halt
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Break off as a verb:
To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
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Break off as a verb:
To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
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Break off as a verb (billiards, snooker):
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Halt as a verb (intransitive):
To limp; move with a limping gait.
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Halt as a verb (intransitive):
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
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Halt as a verb (intransitive):
To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
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Halt as a verb:
To waver.
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Halt as a verb:
To falter.
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Halt as a verb (intransitive):
To stop marching.
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Halt as a verb (intransitive):
To stop either temporarily or permanently.
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Halt as a verb (transitive):
To bring to a stop.
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Halt as a verb (transitive):
To cause to discontinue.
Examples:
"The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week."
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Halt as a noun:
A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
Examples:
"The contract negotiations put a halt to operations."
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Halt as a noun (rail):
A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
Examples:
"The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works."
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Halt as an adjective (archaic):
Lame, limping.
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Halt as a noun (dated):
Lameness; a limp.