noose
noose
Definition
noose (no̵̅o̅s)
noun
- a loop formed in a rope, cord, etc. by means of a slipknot so that the loop tightens as the rope is pulled
- anything that restricts one's freedom; tie, bond, snare, trap, etc.
Etymology: ME nose, prob. via Prov nous < L nodus, knot, node
transitive verb noosed, noos′·ing
- to catch or hold in a noose; trap, ensnare, etc.
- to form a noose in or of (a rope, cord, etc.)
the noose
death by hanging
noose
Synonyms
noose
Usage Examples
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.
noose Quotes
And naked to the hangman's noose The morning clocks will ring A neck God made for other use Than strangling in a string.
Awake! for Morning in the bowl of night Has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultan's turret in a noose of light.
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