oʊ, læˈsu noun
1.
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to catch with or as with a lasso.
Related forms
las·so·er, noun
un·las·soed, adjective
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| —n , pl -sos, -soes | |
| 1. | a long rope or thong with a running noose at one end, used (esp in America) for roping horses, cattle, etc; lariat |
| —vb , -sos, -soes, -sos, -soes, -soing, -soed | |
| 2. | (tr) to catch with or as if with a lasso |
| [C19: from Spanish lazo, ultimately from Latin laqueus noose] | |
| las'soer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
lasso
1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), Amer.Eng., from Sp. lazo, from L. laqueum (nom. laqueus) "noose, snare" (see lace).
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