Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun garter

1 sense of garter

Sense 1
garter, supporter -- (a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve))
       => band -- (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb garter

1 sense of garter

Sense 1
garter -- (fasten with or as if with a garter)
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")