halter
noun
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Sense 1 noun
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
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Sense 2 verb
hang with a halter
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Sense 3 noun
a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
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Sense 4 verb
prevent the progress or free movement of
He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
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Sense 5 noun
a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
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Sense 6 noun
either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | harness |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | headgear |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hangman's rope |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | string up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | halter |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | gallows |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | running noose |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rope |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hamper |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | throttle |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | top |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | balance |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | balance |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | dipterous insect |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | wing |