<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.</li><li>a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.</li><li>death by hanging.</li><li>also called halter top: a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upper back, and often the midriff bare.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.</li><li>to hang (a person).</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>(of a garment) having a neckline consisting of a cord, strap, band, or the like that is attached to or forms part of the front of a backless and sleeveless bodice and extends around the neck: a halter dress.</li></ul>