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English noun: halter | |||
| 1. | halter (artifact) rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading | ||
| Synonyms | hackamore | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | headgear | ||
| Part meronym | harness | ||
| 2. | halter (artifact) a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | ||
| Synonyms | hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rope | ||
| Part holonym | noose, running noose, slip noose | ||
| Part meronym | gallows | ||
| 3. | halter (artifact) a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | top | ||
| 4. | halter (animal) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | ||
| Synonyms | balancer, haltere | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wing | ||
| Part meronym | dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects | ||
English verb: halter | |||
| 1. | halter (social) hang with a halter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hang, string up | ||
| 2. | halter (change) prevent the progress or free movement of | ||
| Samples | He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather. The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries. | ||
| Synonyms | cramp, hamper, strangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
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