halter

Noun
  1. Rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading (synset 103485802)
    is a type of: headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
    is a part of: harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
    same as: hackamore
  2. A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging (synset 103496825)
    is a type of: rope - a strong line
    has: noose, running noose, slip noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
    is a part of: gallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
    same as: hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie
  3. A woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered (synset 103485662)
    is a type of: top - a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
  4. Either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects;
    Used for maintaining equilibrium during flight (synset 102154864)
    is a type of: wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
    is a part of: dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects - insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
    same as: balancer, haltere
Verb
  1. Hang with a halter (synset 202491249)
    is a type of: hang, string up - kill by hanging
  2. Prevent the progress or free movement of (synset 200237139)
    "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
    is a type of: bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel - place limits on (extent or amount or access)
    same as: cramp, hamper, strangle

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