Halter (Verb)
Meaning 1
Hang with a halter.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The judge ordered the horse thief to be taken out and hang with a halter around his neck for his punishment.
- During the medieval times public executions involved hanging with a halter in the town square as a public display.
- The captured cowboy was sentenced to hang with a halter as a severe warning for cattle rustlers in the old west town.
- His crimes were so heinous in the small town that he would hang with a halter for his wrongdoings.
- In Texas during the 1800s outlaws would often hang with a halter for their numerous transgressions.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The new regulations halter the company's plans for expansion in the foreign market.
- Government-imposed restrictions will halter international aid from reaching the poorer communities.
- The slow internet speed will halter my productivity.
- High interest rates are expected to halter the growth of the small business sector.
- Technological difficulties began to halter their research once they reached a certain point.