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asphalt
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
.
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
halt
asphalt
halt
