A flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.
A string of items attached in one line by or as if by twisting or braiding: a rope of onions.
A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.
A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.
Execution or death by hanging: to die by the rope.
A lasso or lariat.
ropes Sports Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.
ropes Informal Specialized procedures or details: learn the ropes; know the ropes.
To tie or fasten with or as if with rope.
To enclose, separate, or partition with or as if with a rope: rope off the scene of the crime.
To catch with a rope or lasso.
Informal To trick or deceive: An unscrupulous salesperson roped us into buying worthless property.
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