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Definition of Lasso

1. Verb. Catch with a lasso. "Rope cows"

2. Noun. Belgian composer (1532-1594).

3. Noun. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.

Definition of Lasso

1. n. A rope or long thong of leather with a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc.

2. v. t. To catch with a lasso.

Definition of Lasso

1. Noun. A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. ¹

2. Noun. (computing) An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline. ¹

3. Verb. To catch with a lasso. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lasso

1. to catch with a lasso (a long rope with a running noose) [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES]

Medical Definition of Lasso

1. Origin: Sp. Lazo, L. Laqueus. See Lace. A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc. Lasso cell, one of a peculiar kind of defensive and offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all coelenterates, and in a few animals of other groups. They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actiniae. Each of these cells is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily paralysed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and Cyanea, are able to penetrate the human skin, and inflict painful stings in the same way. Synonym: nettling cell, cnida, cnidocell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lasso

laskets lasks lasque lasques

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