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NOOSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

Synonyms:

noose; running noose; slip noose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("noose" is a kind of...):

loop (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))

Meronyms (parts of "noose"):

slipknot (a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noose"):

clench; clinch (a small slip noose made with seizing)

Holonyms ("noose" is a part of...):

halter; hangman's halter; hangman's rope; hemp; hempen necktie (a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging)

lariat; lasso; reata; riata (a long noosed rope used to catch animals)

Derivation:

noose (secure with a noose)

noose (make a noose in or of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

Synonyms:

gin; noose; snare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("noose" is a kind of...):

trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)

Meronyms (parts of "noose"):

slipknot (a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secure with a noose

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "noose" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a noose in or of

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "noose" is one way to...):

intertwine; loop (make a loop in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)

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