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rope

  [rohp] noun, verb, roped, rop⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
2. a lasso.
3. ropes,
a. the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space.
b. Informal. the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking: The new employee didn't take long to learn the ropes.
4. a hangman's noose, halter, or cord.
5. the sentence or punishment of death by hanging.
6. a quantity of material or a number of things twisted or strung together in the form of a cord: a rope of tobacco.
7. a stringy, viscid, or glutinous formation in a liquid: ropes of slime.
–verb (used with object)
8. to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope.
9. to enclose, partition, or mark off with a rope or ropes (often fol. by off).
10. to catch with a lasso; lasso.
11. Nautical. to reinforce (a sail or awning) with a boltrope.
–verb (used without object)
12. to be drawn out into a filament of thread; become ropy.
—Verb phrase
13. rope in, Informal. to lure or entice, esp. by employing deception: The swindler had roped in a number of gullible persons.
—Idioms
14. at the end of one's rope, at the end of one's endurance or means; at the limit: With all her savings gone and bills piling up, she was at the end of her rope.
15. give someone enough rope, to allow a person complete freedom to continue his or her misdeeds in hope that retribution will follow.
16. on the ropes,
a. Boxing. in a defenseless position, as leaning against the ropes to keep from falling.
b. Informal. in a desperate or hopeless position; close to defeat or failure: By repeatedly undercutting his prices, his competitors soon had him on the ropes.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME rop(e), rap(e), OE rāp; c. D reep, G Reif; (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
roper, noun
ropelike, adjective
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rope (so)

  1. tv.
    to cause someone to get involved in some project. : She's always trying to rope me into her club.

  2. Go to take (so) in. :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

rope 
O.E. rap, from P.Gmc. *raipaz (cf. O.N. reip, M.Du., Du. reep "rope," Goth. skauda-raip "shoe-lace," O.H.G., Ger. reif "ring, hoop"). Technically, only cordage above one inch in circumference and below 10 (bigger-around than that is a cable). Nautical use varies. Finnish raippa "hoop, rope, twig" is a Gmc. loan-word. The verb is attested from c.1300. To know the ropes (1840) is originally a seaman's term. Phrase on the ropes "defeated" is attested from 1924, a fig. extension from boxing. To be at the end of (one's) rope "out of resources and options" is first attested 1686. Formerly also in many slang and extended uses related to hanging, e.g. John Roper's window "a noose," rope-ripe "deserving to be hanged," both 16c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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