Noose - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|nuːs|
Brit.
|nuːs|
noun
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose (syn: gin, snare)
- a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
- a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
verb
- make a noose in or of
- secure with a noose
- secure with a noose
Extra examples
...a confirmed bachelor, he vows never to get caught in the noose of matrimony...
They tightened the noose around his neck.
The noose loosened
Word forms
noun
singular: noose
plural: nooses
singular: noose
plural: nooses
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