Other Definitions
halter (enc)

Halter

Noun1.halter - rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
2.halter - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
gallous, gallows, gallows tree, gallows-tree, gibbet - instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
running noose, slip noose, noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
rope - a strong line
3.halter - a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
top - a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
4.halter - either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects - insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Verb1.halter - hang with a halter
string up, hang - kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"
2.halter - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, confine, bound, restrict - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

 

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