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Definitions for Halter

[1] a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
[2] a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.
[3] death by hanging.
[4] Also called halter top . a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upperback, and often the midriff bare.
[5] to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.
[6] to hang (a person).
[7] (of a garment) having a neckline consisting of a cord, strap, band, or the like that is attached to or forms part of the front of a backless and sleeveless bodice and extends around the neck: a halter dress.
[8] one of a pair of slender, club-shaped appendages on the hindmost body segment of a fly, serving to maintain its balance in flight.
[9] a person who halts or brings to a stop.
[10] a person who halts, falters, or hesitates.
[11] to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
[12] to be in doubt; waver between alternatives; vacillate.
[13] Archaic . to be lame; walk lamely; limp.
[14] Archaic . lame; limping.
[15] Archaic . lameness; a limp.
[16] (used with a plural verb ) lame people, especially severely lamed ones (usually preceded by the ): the halt and the blind.
[17] a rope or canvas headgear for a horse, usually with a rope for leading
[18] Also called: halterneck a style of woman's top fastened behind the neck and waist, leaving the back and arms bare
[19] a rope having a noose for hanging a person
[20] death by hanging
[21] to secure with a halter or put a halter on
[22] to hang (someone)
[23] an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress
[24] mainly British a minor railway station, without permanent buildings
[25] call a halt to put an end (to something); stop
[26] a command to halt, esp as an order when marching
[27] to come or bring to a halt
[28] (esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective
[29] to waver or be unsure
[30] archaic to be lame
[31] archaic lame (as collective noun; preceded by the ) the halt
[32] archaic lameness

Words related to Halter

sore, damaged, harmed, deformed, handicapped, broken, paralyzed, impaired, mangled, marred, curb, cord, rope, leash, harness, shackle, disabled, halt, stiff, pained

Words nearby Halter

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Origin of Halter

2before 900; Middle English; Old English healt; cognate with Old High German halz, Old Norse haltr, Gothic halts, akin to Latin clādēs damage, loss

Other words from Halter

hal·ter·like , adjective
un·hal·tered , adjective
un·hal·ter·ing , adjective
halt·less , adjective

Word origin for Halter

Old English healt lame; related to Old Norse haltr, Old High German halz lame, Greek kólos maimed, Old Slavonic kladivo hammer

Synonyms for Halter

sore, bruised, deformed, disabled, game, gimp, halt, handicapped, hobbling, limping, pained, raw, sidelined, stiff, gimpy