noose

[Noose]

A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

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A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

Noun
a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

Noun
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose

Verb
secure with a noose

Verb
make a noose in or of


n.
A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

v. t.
To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.


Noose

Noose , n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. nud, L. nodus. Cf. Node.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

Noose

Noose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noosed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.] To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

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Usage Examples

A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.

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