halter

nouns

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

hackamore, halter

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

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

halter

is a type of (narrower)

a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips

"he stared as she buttoned her top"

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

balancer, halter, haltere

hang with a halter

halter

is a type of (narrower)

kill by hanging

"The murderer was hanged on Friday"

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"

cramp, halter, hamper, strangle