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RUNNING NOOSE
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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 ("running 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 "running 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 "running noose"):
clench; clinch (a small slip noose made with seizing)
Holonyms ("running 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)
