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lassoed

las·so
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [las-oh, la-soo]
    • /ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [las-oh, la-soo]
    • /ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu/

Definitions of lassoed word

  • noun plural lassoed 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 lassoed to catch with or as with a lasso. 1
  • noun lassoed Simple past tense and past participle of lasso. 1
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Origin of lassoed

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 Lassoed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lassoed

lassoed 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.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for lassoed

adj lassoed

  • tangled — snarled, interlaced, or mixed up: tangled thread.
  • looped — having or consisting of loops; loopy.
  • bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
  • perplexed — bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind.
  • linked — (of a gene) exhibiting linkage.

verb lassoed

  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
  • seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
  • arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.

adjective lassoed

  • tied — to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
  • clinched — Simple past tense and past participle of clinch.
  • engaged — Busy; occupied.
  • entangled — Simple past tense and past participle of entangle.
All 70 Synonyms of lassoed

Antonyms for lassoed

adj lassoed

  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • untwisted — not twisted.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.

verb lassoed

  • liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
  • release — to lease again.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
All 28 Antonyms of lassoed

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Related words

  • pigging string

    (in rodeo calf roping) a short length of rope used to bind a calf's legs after it is lassoed.
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