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- Dictionarynoose/nuːs/
noun
- 1. a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people: "he began to choke as the noose tightened about his throat"
verb
- 1. put a noose on (someone): "she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner"
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NOOSE definition: 1. one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's…. Learn more.
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can be passed over.
a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn; something that snares like a noose… See the full definition
a loop in the end of a rope or cord, such as a lasso, snare, or hangman's halter, usually tied with a slipknot. something that restrains, binds, or traps. put one's head in a noose. to bring about one's own downfall.
n. 1. (Knots) a loop in the end of a rope or cord, such as a lasso, snare, or hangman's halter, usually tied with a slipknot. 2. something that restrains, binds, or traps. 3. put one's head in a noose to bring about one's own downfall. vb (tr) 4. to secure or catch in or as if in a noose. 5. to make a noose of or in.
A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people.
noose. noun. /nuːs/. /nuːs/. a circle that is tied in one end of a rope, with a knot that allows the circle to get smaller as the other end of the rope is pulled, that can be used to kill somebody by hanging them by the neck. a hangman’s noose.
A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people. [...]
noun. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled. synonyms: running noose, slip noose. see more. noun. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose. synonyms: gin, snare.
Noose Definition. A loop formed in a rope, cord, etc. by means of a slipknot so that the loop tightens as the rope is pulled. A snare or trap. Anything that restricts one's freedom; tie, bond, snare, trap, etc.
