noose
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noose
(no͞os)n.
1. A loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled. Also called running noose.
2. A snare or trap.
tr.v. noosed, noos·ing, noos·es
1. To capture or hold by or as if by a noose.
2. To make a noose of or in.
[Middle English nose, probably from Old French nos, nous, knot, from Latin nōdus; see node.]
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noose
(nuːs)n
1. (Knots) a loop in the end of a rope or cord, such as a lasso, snare, or hangman's halter, usually tied with a slipknot
2. something that restrains, binds, or traps
3. put one's head in a noose to bring about one's own downfall
vb (tr)
4. to secure or catch in or as if in a noose
5. to make a noose of or in
[C15: perhaps from Provençal nous, from Latin nōdus node]
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noose
(nus)n., v. noosed, noos•ing. n.
1. a loop with a running knot, as in a snare or lasso, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
2. a tie; snare.
v.t. 3. to secure by a noose.
4. to make a noose with or in (a rope or the like).
[1400–50; late Middle English nose, perhaps < Old French nos, nous knot, nominative corresponding to oblique no, nou (French noeud) < Latin nōdus]
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noose
Past participle: noosed
Gerund: noosing
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| Noun | 1. |  noose - a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip nooseslipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
| 2. |  noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulledhangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging slipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made loop - anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) | |
| Verb | 1. | noose - make a noose in or of loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope" |
| 2. | noose - secure with a noose |
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Translations
أنْشوطَة الشَّنْقأنْشوطَه
okooprátkasmyčka
løkke
siklóhurok
hengingarsnarasnara
輪縄
cilpa
renneløkkerennesnare
noose
[nuːs]A. N (= loop) → nudo m corredizo; (for animal, as trap) → lazo m; [of hangman] → soga f
to put one's head in the noose → ponerse la soga al cuello
to put one's head in the noose → ponerse la soga al cuello
B. VT → coger con lazo
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noose
[nuːs] n (loop) → nodo scorsoio, cappio; (for animal trapping) → laccio; (hangman's) → cappioto put one's head in the noose (fig) → scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani
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noose
(nuːs) noun1. a loop in rope, wire etc that becomes tighter when pulled.
2. such a loop in a rope used for hanging a person.
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