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Detailed Synonyms for halter in English

halter:

halter [the ~] noun

  1. the halter
    the halter
  2. the halter
    – either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight 1
    the halter; the haltere; the balancer
    – either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight 1
  3. the halter
    – a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered 1
    the halter
    – a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered 1
  4. the halter
    – rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading 1
    the halter; the hackamore
    – rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading 1
  5. the halter
    – a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging 1
    the hemp; the halter; the hangman's rope; the hempen necktie; the hangman's halter
    – a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging 1

halter verb

  1. halter
    – prevent the progress or free movement of 1
    to hamper; to strangle; to cramp; halter
    – prevent the progress or free movement of 1
    • hamper verb (hampers, hampered, hampering)
      • He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather1
    • strangle verb (strangles, strangled, strangling)
      • the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries1
    • cramp verb (cramps, cramped, cramping)
    • halter verb
  2. halter
    – hang with a halter 1
    halter
    – hang with a halter 1

Related Words for "halter":

  • halters

Alternate Synonyms for "halter":


Related Definitions for "halter":

  1. either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight1
  2. a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered1
  3. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading1
  4. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging1
  5. prevent the progress or free movement of1
  6. hang with a halter1

halter form of halt:

to halt verb (halts, halted, halting)

  1. to halt
    to stop; to stem; to bring to a halt; put to a stop; to halt; to bring to a standstill
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • stem verb (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • bring to a halt verb (brings to a halt, brought to a halt, bringing to a halt)
    • halt verb (halts, halted, halting)
    • bring to a standstill verb (brings to a standstill, brought to a standstill, bringing to a standstill)
  2. to halt
    to put out; to halt; to set out; to stop; to turn off; to bring to a halt; to bring to a standstill
    • put out verb (puts out, put out, putting out)
    • halt verb (halts, halted, halting)
    • set out verb (sets out, set out, setting out)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • turn off verb (turns off, turned off, turning off)
    • bring to a halt verb (brings to a halt, brought to a halt, bringing to a halt)
    • bring to a standstill verb (brings to a standstill, brought to a standstill, bringing to a standstill)
  3. to halt
    to stop; to come to a stand-still; to halt; to stand still
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • come to a stand-still verb (comes to a stand-still, came to a stand-still, coming to a stand-still)
    • halt verb (halts, halted, halting)
    • stand still verb (stands still, stood still, standing still)
  4. to halt
    – stop the flow of a liquid 1
    to stem; to staunch; to halt; stanch
    – stop the flow of a liquid 1
    • stem verb (stems, stemmed, stemming)
      • stem the tide1
    • staunch verb (staunchs, staunched, staunching)
      • staunch the blood flow1
    • halt verb (halts, halted, halting)
    • stanch verb
  5. to halt
    – cause to stop 1
    to hold; to arrest; to halt
    – cause to stop 1
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
    • arrest verb (arrests, arrested, arresting)
    • halt verb (halts, halted, halting)
      • halt the presses1
  6. to halt
    – come to a halt, stop moving 1
    to stop; to halt
    – come to a halt, stop moving 1
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • the car stopped1
      • She stopped in front of a store window1
    • halt verb (halts, halted, halting)
  7. to halt
    – stop from happening or developing 1
    to block; to stop; to halt; kibosh
    – stop from happening or developing 1
    • block verb (blocks, blocked, blocking)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • halt verb (halts, halted, halting)
    • kibosh verb

Conjugations for halt:

present
  1. halt
  2. halt
  3. halts
  4. halt
  5. halt
  6. halt
simple past
  1. halted
  2. halted
  3. halted
  4. halted
  5. halted
  6. halted
present perfect
  1. have halted
  2. have halted
  3. has halted
  4. have halted
  5. have halted
  6. have halted
past continuous
  1. was halting
  2. were halting
  3. was halting
  4. were halting
  5. were halting
  6. were halting
future
  1. shall halt
  2. will halt
  3. will halt
  4. shall halt
  5. will halt
  6. will halt
continuous present
  1. am halting
  2. are halting
  3. is halting
  4. are halting
  5. are halting
  6. are halting
subjunctive
  1. be halted
  2. be halted
  3. be halted
  4. be halted
  5. be halted
  6. be halted
diverse
  1. halt!
  2. let's halt!
  3. halted
  4. halting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

halt [the ~] noun

  1. the halt
    the halting-place; the halt; the stopping-place; the stop
  2. the halt
    – an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement 1
    the freeze; the halt
    – an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement 1
    • freeze [the ~] noun
      • a nuclear freeze1
    • halt [the ~] noun
      • a halt in the arms race1
  3. the halt
    – the event of something ending 1
    the stop; the halt
    – the event of something ending 1
    • stop [the ~] noun
      • it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill1
    • halt [the ~] noun
  4. the halt
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    the check; the stay; the stop; the hitch; the arrest; the halt; the stoppage
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    • check [the ~] noun
      • held them in check1
    • stay [the ~] noun
      • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow1
    • stop [the ~] noun
      • he spent the entire stop in his seat1
    • hitch [the ~] noun
    • arrest [the ~] noun
      • the negotiations were in arrest1
    • halt [the ~] noun
      • during the halt he got some lunch1
    • stoppage [the ~] noun

halt

  1. halt

halt adj

  1. halt
    – disabled in the feet or legs 1
    lame; game; halt; crippled; halting; gimpy
    – disabled in the feet or legs 1

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Antonyms for "halt":


Related Definitions for "halt":

  1. disabled in the feet or legs1
  2. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement1
    • a halt in the arms race1
  3. the event of something ending1
  4. the state of inactivity following an interruption1
    • during the halt he got some lunch1
  5. stop the flow of a liquid1
  6. cause to stop1
    • halt the presses1
  7. come to a halt, stop moving1
  8. stop from happening or developing1

Related Synonyms for halter