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noose definition

noose (no̵̅o̅s)

noun

  1. a loop formed in a rope, cord, etc. by means of a slipknot so that the loop tightens as the rope is pulled
  2. 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, noosing noos′·ing

  1. to catch or hold in a noose; trap, ensnare, etc.
  2. to form a noose in or of (a rope, cord, etc.)
noose Idioms

the noose

death by hanging

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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