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Definition of Rope
1. Noun. A strong line.
Specialized synonyms: Bola, Brace, Brail, Bungee, Bungee Cord, Cable, Cordage, Guide Rope, Halliard, Halyard, Halter, Hangman's Halter, Hangman's Rope, Hemp, Hempen Necktie, Harpoon Line, Hawser, Jump Rope, Skip Rope, Skipping Rope, Lashing, Lariat, Lasso, Reata, Riata, Prolonge, Small Stuff, Tier, Tightrope, Trip Line
Generic synonyms: Line
Terms within: Hemp, Jute, Sisal, Sisal Hemp
Derivative terms: Ropey, Ropy
2. Verb. Catch with a lasso. "Rope cows"
Generic synonyms: Capture, Catch, Get
Derivative terms: Lasso, Roper, Roper, Roping
3. Noun. Street names for flunitrazepan.
Generic synonyms: Flunitrazepan, Rohypnol
4. Verb. Fasten with a rope. "Rope the bag securely"
Definition of Rope
1. n. A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.
2. v. i. To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
3. v. t. To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods.
Definition of Rope
1. Noun. Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. (jump thick string s t) ¹
2. Noun. An individual length of such material. ¹
3. Noun. A cohesive strand of something. ¹
4. Noun. (dated) A continuous stream. ¹
5. Noun. (baseball) A hard line drive. ¹
6. Noun. (ceramics) A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand. ¹
7. Noun. (computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character. ¹
8. Noun. (context: Jainism) A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.(jump unit of cosmic distance s) ¹
9. Noun. (context: jewelry) A necklace of at least 1 meter in length. ¹
10. Noun. (nautical) Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage. ¹
11. Noun. (archaic) A unit of length equal to 20 feet. ¹
12. Noun. (slang) Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol. ¹
13. Verb. (transitive) To tie (something) with something. ¹
14. Verb. (transitive) To throw a rope around (something). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rope
1. to bind with a rope (a thick line of twisted fibers) [v ROPED, ROPING, ROPES] : ROPABLE [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rope
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