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ALL meanings of rope

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  • noun 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. 1
  • noun rope a lasso. 1
  • noun rope ropes. the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space. Informal. the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking: The new employee didn't take long to learn the ropes. 1
  • noun rope a hangman's noose, halter, or cord. 1
  • noun rope the sentence or punishment of death by hanging. 1
  • noun rope a quantity of material or a number of things twisted or strung together in the form of a cord: a rope of tobacco. 1
  • noun rope a stringy, viscid, or glutinous formation in a liquid: ropes of slime. 1
  • verb with object rope to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope. 1
  • verb with object rope to enclose, partition, or mark off with a rope or ropes (often followed by off). 1
  • verb with object rope to catch with a lasso; lasso. 1
  • verb with object rope Nautical. to reinforce (a sail or awning) with a boltrope. 1
  • verb without object rope to be drawn out into a filament of thread; become ropy. 1
  • idioms rope at the end of one's rope, at the end of one's endurance or means; at the limit: With all her savings gone and bills piling up, she was at the end of her rope. 1
  • idioms rope give someone enough rope, to allow a person complete freedom to continue his or her misdeeds in hope that retribution will follow. 1
  • idioms rope on the ropes, Boxing. in a defenseless position, as leaning against the ropes to keep from falling. Informal. in a desperate or hopeless position; close to defeat or failure: By repeatedly undercutting his prices, his competitors soon had him on the ropes. 1
  • noun rope thick cord 1
  • noun rope made from rope 1
  • noun rope fastened objects 1
  • noun rope execution by hanging 1
  • transitive verb rope fasten with a rope 1
  • variable noun rope A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together. 0
  • verb rope If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope. 0
  • noun plural rope The ropes refers to the fence made of rope that surrounds a boxing ring or a wrestling ring. 0
  • noun rope a fairly thick cord made of twisted and intertwined hemp or other fibres or of wire or other strong material 0
  • noun rope (as modifier) 0
  • noun rope a row of objects fastened or united to form a line 0
  • noun rope a quantity of material twisted or wound in the form of a cord 0
  • noun rope anything in the form of a filament or strand, esp something viscous or glutinous 0
  • verb rope to bind or fasten with or as if with a rope 0
  • verb rope to enclose or divide by means of a rope 0
  • verb rope to become extended in a long filament or thread 0
  • verb rope to tie (climbers) together with a rope 0
  • noun rope a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fiber, thin wires, leather strips, etc. 0
  • noun rope such cords strung between posts to enclose a boxing ring 0
  • noun rope such a cord, or a noose made of it, for hanging a person 0
  • noun rope death by hanging 0
  • noun rope lasso 0
  • noun rope a length, esp. a thick, flexible length, of something 0
  • noun rope a ropelike string of things put together by or as by twisting, twining, braiding, or threading 0
  • noun rope a ropelike, sticky formation in a liquid, as in wine 0
  • verb transitive rope to fasten, tie, or confine with or as with a rope 0
  • verb transitive rope to connect or tie together (esp. mountain climbers) by a rope 0
  • verb transitive rope to separate, mark off, or enclose with a rope 0
  • verb transitive rope to catch or throw with a lasso 0
  • intransitive verb rope to become ropelike and sticky 0
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