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Meaning of halter


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  halter
      n 1: rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for
           leading [syn: {halter}, {hackamore}]
      2: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have
         been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's rope},
         {hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hemp}, {hempen necktie}]
      3: a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving
         the back and arms uncovered
      4: either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects;
         used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn:
         {halter}, {haltere}, {balancer}]
      v 1: hang with a halter
      2: 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" [syn: {hamper}, {halter}, {cramp}, {strangle}]


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