- adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.
- garter.
- a hanging cable or chain in a suspension bridge connecting the deck with the suspension cable or chain.
- a person or thing that suspends.
- (often plural) British
- an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
- a similar fastener attached to a garter worn by men in order to support socks
- a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers
- a person or thing that suspends, such as one of the vertical cables that carries the deck in a suspension bridge
