noose
11noose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hangman s VERB + NOOSE ▪ fasten, tie ▪ They tied a noose around her neck. ▪ pull, tighten …
12noose — UK [nuːs] / US [nus] noun Word forms noose : singular noose plural nooses 1) a) [countable] a piece of rope that is formed into a circle at one end, so that if you pull the other end the circle becomes smaller. A noose is used for killing someone …
13noose — n. 1) to tighten a noose around (they tightened the noose around his neck) 2) a hangman s noose * * * [nuːs] a hangman s noose to tighten a noose around (they tightened the noose around his neck) …
14noose — [[t]nu͟ːs[/t]] nooses 1) N COUNT A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp You… …
15noose — noun a loop with a running knot which tightens as the rope or wire is pulled, used especially to hang offenders or trap animals. verb apply a noose to; catch with a noose. ↘form (a rope) into a noose. Phrases put one s head in a noose bring about …
16noose — n. & v. n. 1 a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled, esp. in a snare, lasso, or hangman s halter. 2 a snare or bond. 3 joc. the marriage tie. v.tr. 1 catch with or enclose in a noose, ensnare. 2 a make a noose on (a… …
17noose — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nose Date: 15th century 1. a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn 2. something that snares like a noose II. transitive verb (noosed; noosing) Date: 1600 1. to secure by …
18noose — nooser, n. /noohs/, n., v., noosed, noosing. n. 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. v.t. 3. to secure by or as by a noose. 4. to make a noose with …
19noose — nuËs n. loop with a running knot; loop of rope used to hang people; knot v. catch with a noose; fasten with a running knot; hang with a noose …
20noose — noun 1 (C) a ring formed by the end of a piece of rope or string, which closes more tightly as it is pulled 2 the noose punishment by hanging: The outlaws managed to escape the hangman s noose …
