Roping

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo tie (something) with rope.

"The robber roped the victims."

2.verbTo throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something).

"The cowboy roped the calf."

3.verbTo be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.

4.verbTo commit suicide.

"My life is a mess; I might as well rope."

5.nounThe act of catching an animal with a rope.

"Ropings were a popular part of the rodeo show."

6.adjectiveRopy; stringy; glutinous

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