A rope is made by twisting strands of fiber together into a single, sturdy length. Use a rope to make a swing, tie a hog, or keep people out of your tree house.
A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See
Noun
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Noun
a strong line
Verb
fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"
Verb
catch with a lasso; "rope cows"
n.
A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in
circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs
from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.
n.
A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as
by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.
n.
The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.
v. i.
To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a
filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
v. t.
To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a
bale of goods.
v. t.
To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain
climbers, with a rope.
v. t.
To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope,
so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a
plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.
v. t.
To lasso (a steer, horse).
v. t.
To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy;
as, to rope in customers or voters.
v. t.
To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or
curbing.
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Let us not hang like ropingicicles Upon our houses' thatch.
Rope
A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See
To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord;
Usage Examples
Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
My dad has been married to his wife for 15 years and wherever he goes there better be a seat for her. I like real couples that tell you how to get through on Wednesdays when you're just at the end of your rope - the ones who really know how to make it through. We have to stop looking at Hollywood couples because you're going to get disappointed.
Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home glistening from the beach and which in an hour have lost their luster.
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Other Usage ExamplesSupport by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man.
Ah, the power of two. There's nothing quite like it. Especially when it comes to paying utility bills, parenting, cooking elaborate meals, purchasing a grown-up bed, jumping rope and lifting heavy machinery. The world favours pairs. Who wants to waste the wood building an ark for singletons?
I'm still at the end of my rope because I find myself not handling things well when I travel.