Noose
[nuːs] or [nus]
Definition
(noun.) a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled.
(verb.) secure with a noose.
(verb.) make a noose in or of.
Typist: Psyche--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
(v. t.) To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
Inputed by Effie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Hitch, running knot.
Inputed by Elsa
Definition
n. a running knot which ties the firmer the closer it is drawn: a snare or knot generally.—v.t. to tie or catch in a noose.
Inputed by Elizabeth
Examples
- By accident the noose fell squarely about the running ape's neck, bringing him to a sudden and surprising halt. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- In sleep, upon the march, night or day, he never knew when that quiet noose would slip about his neck and nearly choke the life out of him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The noose was on his neck. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Quickly he lowered Kulonga's body to the ground, removed the noose, and took to the trees again. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Two ropes would be put about the neck of each animal, with a slip noose, so that he could be choked if too unruly. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Tarzan defied them all, and the thin, strong noose continued to settle about Tublat's neck whenever he least expected it. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It was like sitting in a vault strewn with dead bodies--the cap, the noose, the pinioned arms, the faces that he knew, even beneath that hideous veil. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- With a quick jerk Tarzan snapped the noose tight about the glossy throat, and then he dropped the rope and clung to his support with both hands. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The bullets alone are enough to put his head in a noose. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sikes made a running noose and called him again. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Typist: Martha