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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).
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Noosed
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English nose < ?
1400–50; late Middle English nose < ?
Related forms
noos·er, noun
un·noosed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
noose
mid-15c., from O.Fr. nos or cognate O.Prov. nous "knot," from L. nodus "knot." Rare before c.1600.
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