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rope
noun
1
a strong thick cord made by twisting fibres of hemp, wire or some other material together;
b a length of this.
2 a number of objects, especially pearls or onions, strung together.
3 (the rope)
a a hangman's noose;
b execution by this means.
4 (ropes) the cords that mark off a boxing or wrestling ring, or the boundary of a cricket ground.
5 Scot a clothes-line hang the washing on the rope .
6 US a lasso.
7 a long glutinous strand of a viscous substance.
as adjective a rope ladder rope-soles .
verb (roped , roping )
1 to tie, fasten or bind with rope or as if with rope.
2 (usu rope something in or off) to enclose, separate or divide it with a rope.
3 mountaineering to tie (climbers) together with a rope for safety.
4 chiefly N Am to catch (an animal) with a rope; to lasso.
[Anglo-Saxon rap ]
give someone (enough) rope (to hang themselves) to allow them to bring about their own downfall as a result of their ill-considered or foolish actions, behaviour, etc.
know the ropes to have a thorough knowledge and experience of what needs to be done in a particular circumstance or for a particular job.
on the ropes
1 boxing driven back against the ropes of a boxing ring.
2 in a desperate position.
rope someone in to persuade them to take part in some activity.
rope up said of a group of climbers: to tie themselves together with a rope for safety.
noun
1
a strong thick cord made by twisting fibres of hemp, wire or some other material together;
b a length of this.
2 a number of objects, especially pearls or onions, strung together.
3 (the rope)
a a hangman's noose;
b execution by this means.
4 (ropes) the cords that mark off a boxing or wrestling ring, or the boundary of a cricket ground.
5 Scot a clothes-line hang the washing on the rope .
6 US a lasso.
7 a long glutinous strand of a viscous substance.
as adjective a rope ladder rope-soles .
verb (roped , roping )
1 to tie, fasten or bind with rope or as if with rope.
2 (usu rope something in or off) to enclose, separate or divide it with a rope.
3 mountaineering to tie (climbers) together with a rope for safety.
4 chiefly N Am to catch (an animal) with a rope; to lasso.
[Anglo-Saxon rap ]
give someone (enough) rope (to hang themselves) to allow them to bring about their own downfall as a result of their ill-considered or foolish actions, behaviour, etc.
know the ropes to have a thorough knowledge and experience of what needs to be done in a particular circumstance or for a particular job.
on the ropes
1 boxing driven back against the ropes of a boxing ring.
2 in a desperate position.
rope someone in to persuade them to take part in some activity.
rope up said of a group of climbers: to tie themselves together with a rope for safety.
rope yarn
noun
1 yarn for making rope.
2 yarn obtained by unpicking rope.
noun
1 yarn for making rope.
2 yarn obtained by unpicking rope.
rope's end hist
noun
1 a short piece of rope used for flogging, especially for flogging a sailor.
2 a hangman's noose.
verb (rope's-ended , rope's-ending ) to flog someone with a rope's end.
[15c]
noun
1 a short piece of rope used for flogging, especially for flogging a sailor.
2 a hangman's noose.
verb (rope's-ended , rope's-ending ) to flog someone with a rope's end.
[15c]
rope-walk
noun , hist a long narrow shed or alley where ropes are made.
noun , hist a long narrow shed or alley where ropes are made.
rope-walker
noun a tightrope performer.
rope-walking noun .
noun a tightrope performer.
rope-walking noun .
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