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halt
noun
-
halt
,
halting
,
halts
,
halted
an
abrupt
stop
or
pause
in
movement
or
progress
.
•
The
bus
came
to
a
complete
halt
at
the
red
light
.
The
bus
came
to
a
complete
halt
at
the
red
light
.
•
Talks
between
the
two
countries
came
to
a
halt
.
Talks
between
the
two
countries
came
to
a
halt
.
Noun
use
derived
from
the
verb
,
ultimately
from
German
'Halt'
meaning
'stop'
or
'hold'
.
verb
-
halt
,
halting
,
halts
,
halted
to
stop
moving
,
progressing
,
or
acting
,
especially
suddenly
.
•
The
officer
yelled
"
Halt
!"
and
the
troops
stopped
immediately
.
The
officer
yelled
"
Halt
!"
and
the
troops
stopped
immediately
.
•
She
had
to
halt
the
car
to
avoid
the
deer
.
She
had
to
halt
the
car
to
avoid
the
deer
.
Originally
a
military
command
from
German
'Halt
!
'
,
the
imperative
form
of
'halten'
meaning
'to
hold'
,
adopted
into
English
in
the
17th
century
.
asphalt
noun
-
asphalt
a
thick
,
dark
,
sticky
material
made
from
petroleum
that
is
heated
and
spread
to
make
or
repair
roads
,
paths
,
and
roofs
•
The
road
crew
poured
hot
asphalt
into
the
potholes
to
make
the
street
smooth
again
.
The
road
crew
poured
hot
asphalt
into
the
potholes
to
make
the
street
smooth
again
.
•
In
the
blazing
afternoon
sun
,
the
asphalt
of
the
playground
felt
like
a
hot
griddle
under
the
children
’
s
shoes
.
In
the
blazing
afternoon
sun
,
the
asphalt
of
the
playground
felt
like
a
hot
griddle
under
the
children
’
s
shoes
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Medieval
Latin
asphaltum
,
from
Greek
ásphaltos
meaning
‘
bitumen
’.
verb
to
cover
a
surface
such
as
a
road
,
driveway
,
or
path
with
asphalt
•
The
city
plans
to
asphalt
the
gravel
road
before
winter
arrives
.
The
city
plans
to
asphalt
the
gravel
road
before
winter
arrives
.
•
Early
on
Saturday
,
workers
asphalted
the
driveway
,
turning
the
bumpy
surface
into
a
sleek
,
black
strip
.
Early
on
Saturday
,
workers
asphalted
the
driveway
,
turning
the
bumpy
surface
into
a
sleek
,
black
strip
.
Back-formation
from
the
noun
asphalt
,
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
19th
century
when
modern
road-building
techniques
developed
.
