| Rope (rope) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Rope |
[AS. r p; akin
to D. reep, G. reif ring hoop, Icel. reip rope,
Sw. rep, Dan. reb, reeb Goth. skaudaraip
latchet.] |
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.
A row or string consisting of a number of
things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of
onions.
The small intestines; as, the
ropes of birds.
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| Rope (rope) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Rope |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Roped (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Roping.] |
To be formed into rope] to draw out or extend
into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive
quality.
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To
bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of
goods.
To connect or fasten together, as a party
of mountain climbers, with a rope.
To partition, separate, or divide off, by
means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope
in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a
crowd.
To lasso (a steer, horse).
To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to
inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters.
To prevent from winning (as a horse), by
pulling or curbing.
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