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| noose [ nooss ] |
noun (plural noos·es) |
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1. loop in rope: a loop at the end of a rope, tied with a knot so that it can be tightened and slackened, and used for trapping animals or hanging people
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2. entrapment: something that traps somebody in an unpleasant or unwanted situation
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transitive verb (past and past participle noosed, present participle noos·ing, 3rd person present singular noos·es) |
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1. catch something with noose: to catch somebody or something with a noose
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2. tie rope in noose: to make a noose at the end of a rope or cord
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| [15th century. Probably via Old French nos (singular), nous (plural) < Latin nodus "knot"] |
