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- [las-oh, la-soo]
- /ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu/
- /læsˈuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [las-oh, la-soo]
- /ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu/
Definitions of lasso word
- noun plural lasso a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc. 1
- verb with object lasso to catch with or as with a lasso. 1
- noun lasso Orlando di [dee] /di/ (Show IPA), (Orlandus Lassus) 1532–94, Flemish composer. 1
- noun lasso A rope with a noose at one end, used especially in North America for catching cattle or horses. 1
- noun lasso looped rope for catching animals 1
- transitive verb lasso catch with a looped rope 1
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Origin of lasso
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; < Spanish lazo < Latin laqueus noose, bond; see lace
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Parts of speech for Lasso
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lasso popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lasso
noun lasso
- rope — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- snare — one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
- bola — a missile used by gauchos and Indians of South America, consisting of two or more heavy balls on a cord. It is hurled at a running quarry, such as an ox or rhea, so as to entangle its legs
- halter — Archaic. lameness; a limp.
- noose — a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
verb lasso
- hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- net — net income, profit, or the like.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- lassoed — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- glom — to steal.
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