lasso
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
to catch with or as with a lasso.
Origin of lasso
1Other words from lasso
- las·so·er, noun
- un·las·soed, adjective
Other definitions for Lasso (2 of 2)
Orlando di [dee], /di/, Orlandus Lassus, 1532–94, Flemish composer.
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How to use lasso in a sentence
At the age of eighteen he went to Munich, where he became the pupil of Orlando lasso.
British Dictionary definitions for lasso
/ (læˈsuː, ˈlæsəʊ) /
a long rope or thong with a running noose at one end, used (esp in America) for roping horses, cattle, etc; lariat
(tr) to catch with or as if with a lasso
Origin of lasso
1Derived forms of lasso
- lassoer, noun
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