running+knot
51slip — 1. v. & n. v. (slipped, slipping) 1 intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one s footing or balance or place by unintended sliding. 2 intr. go or move with a sliding motion (as the door closes the catch slips into place;… …
52Noose — Noose, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n[oe]ud, L. nodus. Cf. {Node}.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. [1913 Webster] …
53noose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hitch, catch; loop, halter, ring, lariat, lasso. See circularity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hitch, running knot, loop, lasso; see knot 1 , rope . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. loop, snare, hangman s …
54noose — 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 …
55noose — /nus / (say noohs) noun 1. a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, hangman s halter, etc., which tightens as the rope is pulled. 2. a tie or bond; a snare. –verb (t) (noosed, noosing) 3. to secure by or as by a noose. 4. to make a noose …
56noose — ► 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 ▪ catch or hold with a noose. ● put one s head in a noose Cf. ↑put one s head in a noose ORIGIN probably… …
57noose — 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… …
58noose — 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 …
59noose — n. Hitch, running knot …
60noose — [[t]nus[/t]] n. v. noosed, noos•ing 1) a loop with a running knot, as in a snare or lasso, that tightens as the rope is pulled 2) a tie; snare 3) to secure by a noose 4) to make a noose with or in (a rope or the like) • Etymology: 1400–50; late… …
