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halter
1[ hawl-ter ]
noun
- a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.
- death by hanging.
- Also called halter top. a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upper back, and often the midriff bare.
verb (used with object)
- to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.
- to hang (a person).
adjective
- (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.
halter
2[ hal-ter ]
noun
- one of a pair of slender, club-shaped appendages on the hindmost body segment of a fly, serving to maintain its balance in flight.
halter
3[ hawl-ter ]
noun
- one who stops.
halter
4[ hawl-ter ]
noun
- a person who halts, falters, or hesitates.
halter
/ ˈhɔːltə /
noun
- a rope or canvas headgear for a horse, usually with a rope for leading
- Also calledhalterneck a style of woman's top fastened behind the neck and waist, leaving the back and arms bare
- a rope having a noose for hanging a person
- death by hanging
verb
- to secure with a halter or put a halter on
- to hang (someone)
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Other Words From
- hal·ter·like adjective
- un·hal·tered adjective
- un·hal·ter·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of halter1
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Example Sentences
“There are many after-hours events where you can show off your halter, strapless shirt or dress, or mini-skirt,” Royer wrote.
Video of the event shows Broadwell in a most un-military looking outfit: a hot pink halter top and white short shorts.
Arkansas Senate Race Forget Bill Halter, have you met John Boozman?
An ad by Americans for Job Security depicts Indian workers in Bangalore thanking Bill Halter for outsourcing jobs at his business.
All polling this spring has shown Boozman with a sizable lead over both Halter and Lincoln.
He turned kind of white around the gills when he first felt the halter around his neck, and then braced up and not a whimper.
The wonder is that between sword and halter there was any able-bodied man left in Munster.
Nothing should prevent him, he said, from leading her to the halter, from makin her his adoarable wife.
If thy friends agree in calling thee an ass, go and get a halter around thee.
When I opened the gate I reached for Dolly's halter, but she wheeled in her tracks and let fly at me with both heels.
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