halter

v. restrain with a halter; hang with a halter

n. woman's sleeveless top which is secured at the neck and at the back; rope with a noose for hanging criminals; rope with a loop at the end for tying or leading animals

n. execution by hanging

This article is about the headgear for animals; for other uses, see Halter (disambiguation). A halter, or headcollar, is headgear that is used to guide, train, or tie up an animal; it fits over the back of the neck and across or around the animal's muzzle so that, when a handler pulls on the muzzle end of the halter, the animal's head turns towards the handler.
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Halter the simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of [more]Halter - Community and Resources

Noun
1. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
(synonym) hackamore
(hypernym) headgear
(part-holonym) harness
2. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
(synonym) hangman's rope, hangman's halter, hemp, hempen necktie
(hypernym) rope
(part-holonym) gallows, gallows tree, gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous
(part-meronym) noose, running noose, slip noose
3. a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
(hypernym) top
4. either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
(synonym) haltere, balancer
(hypernym) wing
(part-holonym) dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Verb
1. hang with a halter
(hypernym) hang, string up
(derivation) hangman's rope, hangman's halter, hemp, hempen necktie
2. 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"
(synonym) hamper, cramp, strangle
(hypernym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

n. holder, occupier, owner; garter, elastic strap which holds up stockings or socks