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halter
Overview of noun halter
The noun halter has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) halter, hackamore -- (rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading)
2. hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie -- (a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging)
3. halter -- (a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered)
4. halter, haltere, balancer -- (either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight)
Overview of verb halter
The verb halter has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. halter -- (hang with a halter)
2. hamper, halter, cramp, strangle -- (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")
Overview of adj halt
The adj halt has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game -- (disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun halter
4 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter, hackamore
=> headgear
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
=> rope
=> line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
halter
=> top
=> woman's clothing
=> clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> consumer goods
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
halter, haltere, balancer
=> wing
=> organ
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun halter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun halter
4 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter, hackamore
=> headgear
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
=> rope
Sense 3
halter
=> top
Sense 4
halter, haltere, balancer
=> wing
Antonyms of noun halter
Member Holonyms of noun halter
Substance Holonyms of noun halter
Part Holonyms of noun halter
3 of 4 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter, hackamore
PART OF: harness
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
PART OF: gallows
Sense 4
halter, haltere, balancer
PART OF: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Member Meronyms of noun halter
Substance Meronyms of noun halter
Part Meronyms of noun halter
1 of 4 senses of halter
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
HAS PART: noose, running noose, slip noose
Meronyms of noun halter
1 of 4 senses of halter
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
HAS PART: noose, running noose, slip noose
Holonyms of noun halter
3 of 4 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter, hackamore
PART OF: harness
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
PART OF: gallows
Sense 4
halter, haltere, balancer
PART OF: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Attributes of noun halter
Derived Forms of noun halter
1 of 4 senses of halter
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
RELATED TO>(verb) halter#1
=> halter
Domain of noun halter
Domain Terms of noun halter
Familiarity of noun halter
halter used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun halter
4 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter, hackamore
> headgear
=> bridle
=> halter, hackamore
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
> rope
=> bola
=> brace
=> brail
=> bungee, bungee cord
=> cable
=> cordage
=> guide rope
=> halyard, halliard
=> hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
=> harpoon line
=> hawser
=> jump rope, skip rope, skipping rope
=> lashing
=> lasso, lariat, riata, reata
=> prolonge
=> small stuff
=> tier
=> tightrope
=> trip line
Sense 3
halter
> top
=> blouse
=> bodice
=> bustier
=> halter
Sense 4
halter, haltere, balancer
> wing
=> ala
=> forewing, fore-wing, fore wing
=> halter, haltere, balancer
=> pennon, pinion
=> wing case, elytron
Meronyms of noun halter
4 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter, hackamore
=> headgear
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
HAS PART: noose, running noose, slip noose
HAS PART: slipknot
=> rope
HAS SUBSTANCE: hemp
HAS SUBSTANCE: jute
HAS SUBSTANCE: sisal, sisal hemp
HAS PART: bight
=> line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
halter
=> top
=> woman's clothing
=> clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
HAS PART: wardrobe
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
=> consumer goods
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
halter, haltere, balancer
=> wing
HAS PART: bastard wing, alula, spurious wing
HAS PART: flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
=> organ
HAS PART: lobe
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun halter
3 of 4 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter, hackamore
PART OF: harness
Sense 2
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
PART OF: gallows
Sense 4
halter, haltere, balancer
PART OF: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Grep of noun halter
halter
haltere
hangman's halter
Antonyms of verb halter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb halter
2 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter
=> hang, string up
=> execute, put to death
=> kill
=> punish, penalize, penalise
Sense 2
hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb halter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb halter
2 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter
=> hang, string up
Sense 2
hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
'Cause To' of verb halter
Derived Forms of verb halter
1 of 2 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter
RELATED TO>(noun) halter#2
=> hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
Domain of verb halter
Domain Terms of verb halter
Familiarity of verb halter
halter used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb halter
2 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb halter
2 senses of halter
Sense 1
halter
> hang, string up
=> halter
=> gibbet
Sense 2
hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line, draw a line
=> mark off, mark out
=> rule, harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
=> clamp down, crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb halter
Sense 1
halter
=> hang, string up
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Sense 2
hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
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Grep of verb halter
halter
Antonyms of adj halt
1 sense of halt
Sense 1
crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game
INDIRECT (VIA unfit) -> fit, healthy
Similarity of adj halt
1 sense of halt
Sense 1
crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game
=> unfit (vs. fit)
Pertainyms of adj halt
Attributes of adj halt
Domain of adj halt
Domain Terms of adj halt
Familiarity of adj halt
halt used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj halt
halt
halting
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