Converse of object

• tighten: Rhyme digs deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - and slowly begins to tighten the noose.

• slip: He slipped the noose around his neck and drew it tight against his bobbing Adam's apple.

• put: Ben went to the pig sty and put a noose around the pig's neck and lead it down the path to the bench.

• run: This is ( so far ) the only ' wrong ' running noose I know.

• make: Prepare your dagger, then, or make a noose from your rope; For you must leave this light.

• tie: The women tie a noose around Joan's neck and string her up in the shower block.

Adjective modifier

• lawful: Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give, Gas smells awful.

• tight: The specially-trained and equipped team hopes to safely capture the female humpback dolphin which has a tight nylon noose around its tail.

Modifies a noun

• round: He nodded to Moosa, who instantly threw a noose round Harold's arms, and drew it tight.

Noun used with modifier

• wire: Snares - wire nooses set to catch wild animals - have been in use for a great many years.

Possessives

• hangman: Baby farmer Amelia Dyer is set to face the hangman's noose for the murder of a baby.

Preposition: for

• murder: Baby farmer Amelia Dyer is set to face the hangman's noose for the murder of a baby.