Synonyms for halter
ˈhɔl tərhal·ter

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. halternoun

   Synonyms:
   headcollar, headstall, headpiece

2. halternoun

   A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

   What do you mean you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?

   Synonyms:
   headcollar, headstall, headpiece

3. halternoun

   A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.

   Synonyms:
   headcollar, headpiece, headstall

4. halternoun

   A woman's garment covering the upper chest, a halter top.

   Synonyms:
   headstall, headpiece, headcollar

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. halter, hackamorenoun

   rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

   Synonyms:
   hangman's rope, hangman's halter, haltere, balancer, hempen necktie, hackamore, hemp

2. hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktienoun

   a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

   Synonyms:
   cannabis, hangman's rope, hangman's halter, haltere, balancer, hempen necktie, hackamore, hemp

3. halternoun

   a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered

   Synonyms:
   hangman's rope, hackamore, balancer, hempen necktie, hangman's halter, hemp, haltere

4. halter, haltere, balancerverb

   either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

   Synonyms:
   hangman's rope, hangman's halter, haltere, balancer, hempen necktie, hackamore, hemp

5. halterverb

   hang with a halter

   Synonyms:
   strangle, hamper, cramp

6. hamper, halter, cramp, strangleverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   smother, suffocate, choke, cramp, gag, stifle, hamper, strangle, throttle, repress, handicap, hinder, strangulate, muffle

Matched Categories

1. • Hang
   • Headgear
   • Restrict
   • Top

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1. Halter

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How to use halter in a sentence?

1. David Wills:

   She created the look of the Bond Girl, the two-piece with the halter and the knife in it? It completely sold the movie. She’s emerging from the water, her hair is all wet and she has that killer bone structure. It just said one thing — danger. That look was really a new kind of sexual animal that really hadn’t been seen on screen.