Noose

Word NOOSE
Character 5
Hyphenation noose
Pronunciations /nuːs/

Definitions and meanings of "Noose"

What do we mean by noose?

A loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled. noun

A snare or trap. noun

To capture or hold by or as if by a noose. transitive verb

To make a noose of or in. transitive verb

A running knot or slip-knot. See slip-knot. noun

A loop formed by or fastened with a running knot or slip-knot, as that in a hangman's halter, or in a lasso; hence, a snare; a gin. noun

To knot; entangle in or as in a knot.

To catch or insnare by or as by a noose.

To furnish with a noose or running knot.

To decorate with something resembling a noose.

A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. noun

To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare. transitive verb

An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso. noun

To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare. verb

A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled noun

Make a noose in or of verb

Secure with a noose verb

A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose noun

An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

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The word "noose" in example sentences

For republicans hanging a noose is a prank and suggesting shooting the first real contender black president is benign ... ❋ Unknown (2008)

No sirree bob, a noose is a racially charged reminder of a small period in history, characterised by a stereotypical image ... even when it isn't actually a noose. ❋ Archmage (2007)

They also show us what they describe as a noose, where they say the Arabs hanged hundreds of prisoners. ❋ Unknown (2001)

That conversation was the initial groundwork for subsequent brainstorming in the newsroom that methodically evolved into plans for a broad newsroom initiative to address what I characterize as a noose around Battle Creek's neck. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“Mr. President,” he projected in a baritone voice that radiated both power and confidence, “the Eridani have retreated into a small defensive shell, and our noose is tightening.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

CBS report that: A Halloween decoration showing a mannequin dressed as vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose from the roof of a West Hollywood home is drawing giggles from some passers-by and gasps of outrage from others. ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

A noose is hastily slung over a rafter and after George does a short dance on it, he is convinced to donate his help and ends up beating everybody to the Indian camp. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are still, of course, sectors of American society where the crude racism of the epithet and the noose is casually accepted. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The noose is seen as a symbol of lynching, the practice of white mobs executing blacks, sometimes under the eyes of passive law-enforcement officials. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"The noose is seen as a symbol of lynching, the practice of white mobs executing blacks" and worse ❋ Unknown (2007)

That would be mistakes such as the above (perhaps his new motto should be “no noose is good noose …!”), proclaiming Confederate History and Heritage Month, and referring to the Civil War as merely a “struggle for independence and sovereign rights.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

The noose is getting a little tighter for Tom DeLay. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I'm sick of hearing we've rebuilt Afghanistan, that we're thisclose to catching Osama, that the noose is tightening on Mullah Omar, that we may still find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, or that the explosives, rocket-propelled grenades, ammo, and everything else we basically handed to the enemy won't really be a big deal. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Also in the WaPo, the noose is getting a little tighter for the Republicans - including Rep. Tom DeLay - who have been getting cozy with lobbyists: For most politicians, fundraising is a dreaded chore. ❋ Unknown (2004)

“I had all sort of Western stuff in my office,” he said, characterizing what others called a noose as “more of a lasso.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Remember the weeks of "the noose is tightening" on Osama? ❋ Unknown (2004)

According to our sources a firefighter was seen walking around the station with what some described as a noose like object or rope. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Does Sarah Palin help him do that and to get out of the sort of new situation he's been in, tied closely to George Bush, or does Sarah Palin end up being a different kind of noose, which is really just story after story with more and more trouble? ❋ Unknown (2008)

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