hal·ter 1 (hôl t r)n. 1. A device made of rope or leather straps that fits around the head or neck of an animal and is used to lead or secure the animal. 2. a. A rope with a noose used for execution by hanging. b. Death or execution by hanging. 3. A halter-top. tr.v. hal·tered, hal·ter·ing, hal·ters 1. To put a halter on. 2. To control with or as if with a halter. 3. To hang (someone). [Middle English, from Old English hælftre.] |
hal·ter 2 (hôltr, h l-)n. pl. hal·ter·es (-tîr  z) Either of the small, clublike balancing organs that are the rudimentary hind wings of flies and other dipterous insects. Also called balancer. [Latin halt r, lead weights used in leaping exercises, from sing. of Greek haltres, from hallesthai, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.] |
halter [ˈhɔːltə]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a rope or canvas headgear for a horse, usually with a rope for leading
2. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called halterneck a style of woman's top fastened behind the neck and waist, leaving the back and arms bare
3. a rope having a noose for hanging a person
4. death by hanging
vb (tr)
1. to secure with a halter or put a halter on
2. to hang (someone)
[Old English hælfter; related to Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch heliftra]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  halter - rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leadingharness - 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 gallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is 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 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | halter - hang with a halter |
| 2. | halter - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
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n (esp US Tex, also halter top) → Neckholder-Top nt
n halter [ˈhoːltə]
a rope for holding and leading a horse by its head. halter مِقْوَد، رَسَن юзда ohlávka grime das Halfter καπίστρι cabestro, ronzal päitsed افسار riimunvarsi licou אַפסָר घोड़े की लगाम ular, povodac kötőfék penambat múll cavezza, capestro 端綱 (말, 소 등의) 굴레 pavadis pavada tali kajai halster grime kantar cabresto căpăstru повод ohlávka povodec ular grimma เชือกผูกคอสัตว์ โดยเฉพาะม้า yular (馬等的)籠頭 недоуздок, повід لگام dây thòng lọng （马等的）笼头
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