NOOSE

Noose

A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot slides to make the loop collapsible. Knots used for making nooses include the running bowline, the tarbuck knot, and the slip knot.

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noose

Noun

  1. An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

Verb

  1. To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.


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