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Noosing

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noose

  [noos] noun, verb, noosed, noos⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
2. a tie or bond; snare.
–verb (used with object)
3. to secure by or as by a noose.
4. to make a noose with or in (a rope or the like).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME nose < ?

Related forms:
nooser, noun
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noose   (nōōs)   
n.  

  1. A loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled. Also called running noose.

  2. A snare or trap.

tr.v.   noosed, noos·ing, noos·es

  1. To capture or hold by or as if by a noose.

  2. To make a noose of or in.


[Middle English nose, probably from Old French nos, nous, knot, from Latin nōdus; see node.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

noose 
c.1450, from O.Fr. nos or cognate O.Prov. nous "knot," from L. nodus "knot." Rare before c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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