[las-oh, la-soo] 
noun, plural -sos, -soes, verb, -soed, -so⋅ing.| 1. | a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc. |
| 2. | to catch with or as with a lasso. |
[lah-soh] Orlando di [dee] , (Orlandus Lassus ), 1532–94, Flemish composer. |
| las·so (lās'ō, lā-sōō') n. pl. las·sos or las·soes A long rope with a running noose at one end, used especially to catch horses and cattle. Also called lariat. tr.v. las·soed, las·so·ing, las·sos or las·soes To catch with or as if with such a long rope. [Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, noose; see lace.] las'so·er n. |