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noose

[ noos ]

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)

, noosed, noos·ing.
  1. to secure by or as by a noose.
  2. to make a noose with or in (a rope or the like).

noose

/ nuːs /

noun

  1. a loop in the end of a rope or cord, such as a lasso, snare, or hangman's halter, usually tied with a slipknot
  2. something that restrains, binds, or traps
  3. put one's head in a noose
    to bring about one's own downfall


verb

  1. to secure or catch in or as if in a noose
  2. to make a noose of or in

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Other Words From

  • nooser noun
  • un·noosed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of noose1

1400–50; late Middle English nose < ?

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Word History and Origins

Origin of noose1

C15: perhaps from Provençal nous, from Latin nōdus node

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Example Sentences

According to reports, two white men approached the statue in the early morning and placed a tight noose on its neck.

The cover image of your book—a dangling badge—resembles a noose, understandably so.

But for Israel the “Arab Spring” represents  a dramatic, abrupt tightening of the noose.

It has recently ruled over the country with an iron fist, increasingly solidifying its noose on civil rights and governance.

Tighten this noose and make Khartoum a very small place to live.

But Chipper was a bright young man, and he found a way of using a spear-noose so that he could throw as well as Bighorn.

The spear-noose was a great help to hunters whose hands were not large and strong.

A small loop, slipped over the point of the lower stick, held the noose in position.

Before I could make a beginning at freeing my hands a noose fell over my head and clutched at my throat.

"A Greaser crept up behind me, sir, and threw a noose that got tangled around my windpipe," replied Private Simms.

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