halter
noun
1. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
Similar word(s): hackamore
Definition categories: man–made, headgear
2. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
Similar word(s): hemp
Definition categories: man–made, rope
3. a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
Definition categories: man–made, top
4. either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
verb
1. hang with a halter
Definition categories: social, hang
2. prevent the progress or free movement of
Similar word(s): cramp, hamper, strangle
Definition categories: change, bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel
Sentences with halter as a verb:
- What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?