halt vs motor

halt

verb
  • To bring to a stop. 

  • To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification. 

  • To limp; move with a limping gait. 

  • To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer. 

  • To falter. 

  • To stop marching. 

  • To stop either temporarily or permanently. 

  • To cause to discontinue. 

  • To waver. 

noun
  • A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom. 

  • A cessation, either temporary or permanent. 

motor

verb
  • To leave. 

  • To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine. 

  • To progress at a brisk pace. 

noun
  • The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine". 

  • A motor car, or automobile, even a goods vehicle. 

  • A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force. 

  • Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work. 

  • A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion. 

adj
  • Relating to motor cars. 

  • Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine). 

  • Relating to the ability to move. 

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