Definition of halters Halters
/hɔˈltɚz/ - [holterz] -
We found 3 definitions of halters from 2 different sources.
Advertising
What does halters mean?
Wiktionary 
- halters (Noun)
Plural of halter.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: halters |
||
| halter - either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | ||
| haltere, balancer | ||
| 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 | ||
| halter - rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading | ||
| hackamore | ||
| headgear stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head | ||
| halter - a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered | ||
| halter - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | ||
| hangman's rope, hangman's halter, hemp, hempen necktie | ||
| rope a strong line | ||
| gallows an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging | ||
Verb |
||
| halter - hang with a halter | ||
| string up, hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" | ||
| 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" | ||
| hamper, cramp, strangle | ||
| trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary
- halter (Noun)
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. - halter (Noun)
A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope. - halter (Noun)
A woman's garment covering the upper chest, a halter top. - halter (Verb)
To place a halter on.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- halter (n.)
One who halts or limps; a cripple. - halter (n.)
A strong strap or cord. - halter (n.)
A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse. - halter (n.)
A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. - halter (v. t.)
To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
halter
hawlt′ėr, n. a head-rope for holding and leading a horse: a rope for hanging criminals: a strong strap or cord.—v.t. to catch or bind with a rope. [A.S. hælftre; Ger. halfter.]
