'Halter' definitions:
Definition of 'halter'
(from WordNet)
noun
Rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading [syn: halter, hackamore]
noun
A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie]
noun
A woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
noun
Either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn: halter, haltere, balancer]
verb
Hang with a halter
verb
Definition of 'Halter'
From: GCIDE
- Halter \Hal"ter\ (h[add]l"t[~e]r), n. [OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. h[ae]lftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter, halster, and also to E. helve. See Helve.] A strong strap or cord. Especially: (a) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse. (b) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- No man e'er felt the halter draw With good opinion of the law. --Trumbull. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Halter'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Halter'
From: GCIDE
- Halter \Halt"er\ (-[~e]r), n. One who halts or limps; a cripple. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'halter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ax,
- back band,
- backstrap,
- bearing rein,
- bellyband,
- bilbo,
- bit,
- blinders,
- blinds,
- block,
- bond,
- bonds,
- breeching,
- bridle,
- camisole,
- caparison,
- cavesson,
- chains,
- checkrein,
- cheekpiece,
- chinband,
- cinch,
- collar,
- cross,
- crownband,
- crupper,
- cuffs,
- curb,
- death chair,
- death chamber,
- drop,
- electric chair,
- fetter,
- gag,
- gag swivel,
- gallows,
- gallows-tree,
- gas chamber,
- gibbet,
- girth,
- guillotine,
- gyves,
- hackamore,
- hames,
- hametugs,
- hamper,
- handcuffs,
- harness,
- headgear,
- headstall,
- hemp,
- hempen collar,
- hip straps,
- hitch up,
- hobbles,
- hook up,
- hopples,
- hot seat,
- irons,
- jaquima,
- jerk line,
- leading strings,
- leash,
- lethal chamber,
- lines,
- maiden,
- manacle,
- martingale,
- muzzle,
- noose,
- noseband,
- Oregon boat,
- pillory,
- pole strap,
- reins,
- restraint,
- restraints,
- ribbons,
- rope,
- saddle,
- scaffold,
- shackle,
- shaft tug,
- side check,
- snaffle,
- stake,
- stocks,
- straightjacket,
- strait-waistcoat,
- straitjacket,
- stranglehold,
- surcingle,
- tack,
- tackle,
- tether,
- the chair,
- trammel,
- trammels,
- trappings,
- tree,
- tug,
- winker braces,
- yoke