Rope
81Rope climbing — is a sport in which competitors, usually men, attempt to climb up a suspended vertical rope using only their hands. Rope climbing is practiced regularly at the World Police and Fire Games, and is enjoying a resurgence in France, where… …
82Rope-a-dope — is a boxing fighting style used most famously by Muhammad Ali (who coined the term) in the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman. TechniqueThe rope a dope is performed by a boxer assuming a protected stance, in Ali s classic pose, lying… …
83Rope (rhythmic gymnastics) — may be made of hemp or a synthetic material which retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness. Its length is in proportion to the size of the gymnast. The rope should, when held down by the feet, reach both of the gymnasts armpits. One or… …
84Rope, Cheshire — Rope is a scattered settlement and civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England. It lies immediately to the south of Crewe, with the centre of the parish being around 2¼ miles from the centre of Crewe. Nearby villages… …
85Rope (play) — Rope is a 1929 British stage play by Patrick Hamilton. It is a thriller whose gruesome subject matter has been likened to the Grand Guignol style of theatre.It was first presented by the Repertory Players at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3 March …
86Rope bondage — is bondage involving the use to rope to tie and wrap the body as part of BDSM activities. Most modern rope bondage techniques derive from the Japanese erotic rope bondage art form of shibari, which was in turn developed from the now defunct… …
87Rope-tension — is the oldest system for applying tension to drum heads and was common until the late 19th Century.A long rope (or less commonly, a series of ropes) is passed alternately between the top and bottom drum head hoops that are held to the shell by… …
88Rope torture — was used by the Huguenots in their persecution of Catholics, and involved sawing the human body with a hard fibered rope.The victim would be stripped naked, and dragged back and forth across the rope while the fibers cut into the flesh.… …
89Rope-Skipping — Rope Skip|ping, Rope|skip|ping [ roʊp…], das; s [engl. rope skipping, aus: rope = Seil u. skipping = das Springen, zu to skip = hüpfen, springen]: als Sportart od. Fitnesstraining mit speziellen Springseilen zu Musik betriebenes Seilspringen …
90rope ladder — rope ladders also rope ladder N COUNT A rope ladder is a ladder made of two long ropes connected by short pieces of rope, wood, or metal …
