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1. (n.) halter
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
2. halter
a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose.
3. halter
death by hanging.
4. halter
a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upper back, and often the midriff bare.
5. (v.t.) halter
to restrain as by a halter.
6. halter
to hang (a person).
7. (adj.) halter
being or having a neckline formed by straps that extend from the front of a backless, sleeveless bodice and are secured around the neck.
8. (n.) halter
one of a pair of small knobbed appendages of dipterous flies, evolved from a second pair of wings and used for balance.
Etymology: (1820–30; < L haltēr jumping weight < Gk háltēr, akin to hállesthai, L salīre to jump)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) halter, hackamore
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
2. (noun) hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
3. (noun) halter
a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
4. (verb) halter, haltere, balancer
either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
5. (verb) halter
hang with a halter
6. (verb) hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
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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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Halter
one who halts or limps; a cripple
2. (noun) Halter
a strong strap or cord
3. (noun) Halter
a rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse
4. (noun) Halter
a rope for hanging malefactors; a noose
5. (verb) Halter
to tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter
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Sense: a rope for holding and leading a horse by its head.
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 Afrikaans: halter |
 Arabic: مِقْوَد، رَسَن |
 Bulgarian: юзда |
 Brazilian: cabresto |
 Czech: ohlávka |
 German: das Halfter |
 Danish: grime |
 Greek: καπίστρι |
 Spanish: cabestro, ronzal |
 Estonian: päitsed |
 Farsi: افسار |
 Finnish: riimunvarsi |
 French: licou |
 Hebrew: אַפסָר |
 Hindi: घोड़े की लगाम |
 Croatian: ular, povodac |
 Hungarian: kötőfék |
 Indonesian: penambat |
 Icelandic: múll |
 Italian: cavezza, capestro |
 Japanese: 端綱 |
 Korean: (말, 소 등의) 굴레 |
 Lithuanian: pavadis |
 Latvian: pavada |
 Malay: tali kajai |
 Dutch: halster |
 Norwegian: grime |
 Polish: kantar |
 Persian: افسار |
 Pashto: ترسيرى ، اوسار:زندۍ |
 Portuguese: cabresto |
 Romanian: căpăstru |
 Russian: повод |
 Slovak: ohlávka |
 Slovenian: povodec |
 Serbian: ular |
 Swedish: grimma |
 Thai: เชือกผูกคอสัตว์ โดยเฉพาะม |
 Turkish: yular |
 Taiwanese: (馬等的)籠頭 |
 Ukrainian: недоуздок, повід |
 Urdu: لگام |
 Vietnamese: dây thòng lọng |
 Chinese: （马等的）笼头 |
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