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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.

Hypernyms

  • String Up

Related Words

  • Halter (noun)

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.

Synonyms

  • Cramp
  • Hamper
  • Strangle

Hypernyms

  • Throttle
  • Restrict
  • Bound
  • Limit
  • Confine
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