Definitions of rope [ʊp]

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Definition of 'rope'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) rope
a strong, thick line or cord, usu. made of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, wire, or the like.

2.  rope
a lasso.

3.  rope
ropes,

4.  rope
the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space.

5.  rope
the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking:
to learn the ropes; showed her the ropes.

6.  rope
a hangman's noose.

7.  rope
the sentence or punishment of death by hanging.

8.  rope
material or objects twisted or strung together in the form of a cord.

9.  rope
a stringy, viscid formation in a liquid.

10.  rope
Slang. a thick, heavy gold chain worn as jewelry.

11. (v.t.) rope
to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope.

12.  rope
to enclose or mark off with a rope (often fol. by off):
to rope off the reserved seats.

13.  rope
to catch with a lasso; lasso.

14. (v.i.) rope
to become ropy or stringy.

15.  rope
rope in,to lure, esp. by trickery.

16.  rope
close to defeat, failure, or utter collapse.

Etymology: (1960–65)

Definition of 'rope'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) rope
a strong line

2. (verb) R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle
street names for flunitrazepan

3. (verb) lasso, rope
catch with a lasso
"rope cows"

4. (verb) rope, leash
fasten with a rope
"rope the bag securely"

Definition of 'rope'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) rope
a long piece of twisted string or fiber, used to tie or pull things
They tied the rope to the wagon.

2. rope
the ropes
the way to do a job
a new employee learning the ropes; We'll find someone to show you the ropes.

Definition of 'rope'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) rope
a large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage

2. (noun) rope
a row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions

3. (noun) rope
the small intestines; as, the ropes of birds

4. (verb) rope
to be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality

5. (verb) rope
to bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods

6. (verb) rope
to connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope

7. (verb) rope
to partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd

8. (verb) rope
to lasso (a steer, horse)

9. (verb) rope
to draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters

10. (verb) rope
to prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing

Definition of 'rope'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. rope
An element of chaff consisting of a long roll of metallic foil or wire which is designed for broad, low-frequency responses. See also chaff.

Translation of 'rope'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.
Afrikaans: tou	Arabic: حَبْل	Bulgarian: въже
Brazilian: corda	Czech: lano	German: das Seil
Danish: reb; -reb; tov; -tov	Greek: σκοινί	Spanish: cuerda
Estonian: köis	Farsi: طناب	Finnish: köysi
French: corde	Hebrew: חֶבֶל	Hindi: रस्सी
Croatian: konop, uže	Hungarian: kötél	Indonesian: tambang
Icelandic: kaðall, reipi	Italian: corda	Japanese: なわ
Korean: 로프	Lithuanian: virvė	Latvian: lecamaukla
Malay: tali	Dutch: touw	Norwegian: tau, reip
Polish: sznur	Persian: طناب	Pashto: تناب
Portuguese: corda	Romanian: frânghie; coardă	Russian: верёвка
Slovak: lano	Slovenian: vrv	Serbian: konopac
Swedish: rep	Thai: เชือก	Turkish: halat, ip
Taiwanese: 繩索	Ukrainian: канат, линва	Urdu: رسی
Vietnamese: dây chão	Chinese: 绳索
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