rope1 nounrope2 verb
roperope1 /rəʊp $ roʊp/ ●●● S3 W3 noun 
WORD ORIGINrope1
Origin:
Old English rapEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- She lowered the basket on a rope.
- They used a piece of rope to tie the clerk up.
- Any slip is then immediately transmitted up the rope and braked by those above.
- He asked my permission to use new rope because we were desperately short of traditional rope.
- Right up the sides of them, without a ladder or rope or funny boots.
- The referee patrols the bandaged ropes, dapper in his black bow tie.
- Then he ran up the rope of the alarm bell.
- To his left three guards had taken the strain on a rope that ran tight and stretched to the building.
- We dared leave the leeboards no more than half way down, with ropes and guys rigged to relieve the sideways pressure.
WORD SETS
acetate, nounacrylic, adjectivealpaca, nounangora, nounastrakhan, nounbaize, nounbatik, nounbind, verbbinding, nounbolt, nounbroadloom, nounbrocade, nounbrushed, adjectivebuckram, nounbuckskin, nounburlap, nouncalico, nouncambric, nouncamelhair, nouncandlewick, nouncanvas, nouncard, nouncard, verbcarpeting, nouncashmere, nouncatgut, nouncellulose, nounchamois, nouncheesecloth, nounchenille, nounchiffon, nounchintz, nounchintzy, adjectivecoal tar, nouncoir, nouncorduroy, nouncotton, nouncotton gin, nouncrepe, nouncrisp, adjectiveDacron, noundamask, noundenim, noundowny, adjectivedrapery, noundrill, noundrugget, nounductile, adjectiveelastic, nounelastic, adjectiveelectroplate, verbfelt, nounfibre, nounfustian, nounhaircloth, nounhank, nounhardboard, nounhomespun, adjectivekapok, nounkhaki, nounkid, nounlace, nounlamé, nounleather, nounleatherette, nounlinen, nounlint, nounLycra, nounmaterial, nounmercerized cotton, nounmerino, nounmesh, nounmoleskin, nounmoquette, nounmorocco, nounmuslin, nounnap, nounnetting, nounnonflammable, adjectivenylon, nounoilcloth, nounorgandie, nounpadding, nounpaisley, nounpattern, nounpelt, nounpercale, nounpigskin, nounpile, nounpine, nounpinewood, nounpique, nounpitch pine, nounplaid, nounplastic, adjectiveplating, nounplush, nounpolyester, nounpoplin, nounpre-shrunk, adjectiveraw, adjectiverawhide, nounrayon, nounreinforced concrete, nounremnant, nounrendering, nounresin, nounresonant, adjectiverope, nounsackcloth, nounsatin, nounscratchy, adjectiveseam, nounseersucker, nounselvedge, nounserge, nounsheepskin, nounsheer, adjectivesilk, nounsilken, adjectivesilkworm, nounspin, verbspindle, nounspinner, nounspinning wheel, nounstockinette, nounstretch, nounsuede, nounsuiting, nounswag, nounswatch, nountaffeta, nountan, verbtanner, nounterrycloth, nounTerylene, nounthread, nountimber, nountowelling, nountulle, nountweed, nountweedy, adjectivetwill, nounupholstery, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvoile, nounwatered silk, nounwebbing, nounwool, nounworsted, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
I spent the first month just learning the ropes. He works repairing streets, and knows the ropes when it comes to safety. Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a decent manager who knows the ropes (=has a lot of experience) A loop of wire held the gate shut.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
I spent the first month just learning the ropes. He works repairing streets, and knows the ropes when it comes to safety. Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions. a decent manager who knows the ropes (=has a lot of experience) A loop of wire held the gate shut.· Cedar harpoons were clutched in their hands, anchored to the floats by long coils of rope made from cedar bark.· Ozzie Griffiths, in the car behind, was being pulled by a thirteen foot long tow rope.· Reaching the ridge, a logjam of bewildered novices develops. Long lengths of rope trail dangerously on the ground.· It took him six hours to make a long, thin rope, but he had lost all sense of time.· A man once attempted to descend into the cave on a long rope tied at the surface to a bell.· All the furniture in it hung from the ceiling by long mouldy ropes and did not quite touch the ground.· The problem was eventually reduced by putting a headstall on him with a long rope attached.· Sapt was carrying a long rope and I had a short, thick stick and a long knife.
· I used to skip to school with a skipping, rope, at skipping time.· She was holding a suspender in each hand like she had a skipping rope.· She certainly needed all her expertise one night when the children made their entrance for a skipping rope routine.· When you have enough cash you can buy training equipment such as a skipping rope, punch bag or robot boxer!· His mind translates the tick of skipping ropes until the big time fills his head.· I struggled with a makeshift skipping rope and tried to do a few more press-ups each day; it was not much fun.
· Slowly and carefully he made the thick, pliable rope into a noose.· Two long thick braids like ropes swung off her head to the bottom of her back.· The captives' hands were bound with thick metallic rope.· Beneath the waves, pallets attached to thick ropes house maturing oysters.
NOUN· Jasper stood looking at the bell rope which came out of a small square aperture at what was the base of the campanile.· He tied it to the hanging bell rope.· Then the bell rope moved a little, and the lamp on top of the rope moved too.· There at the end of the bell rope hung the body of the student.· She reached for the bell rope beside the fire and pulled gently.
· On a windy day, guy ropes were needed to hold the flat scenery upright.
· Sheila Rae, who loves to rip the limbs off of trees, humiliates the kid who steals her jump rope.· I pounded on the railing until the chain swung like a jump rope.· On a platform nearby, another man jumps rope before a full-length mirror while a fourth pounds a speed bag.
· He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.· Instead there is a perpendicular rope ladder.· Talbot, accompanied by Denholm, climbed down a rope ladder to greet the owner.· The stairs have become rope ladders, with managers clinging desperately for balance.· As she looked up into the spotlight and the rope ladder unfurled she thought the Chinooks had come for her.· The police crew secured a line to the bow, then dropped a rope ladder over the side.· Occasional rope ladders snake across an intersecting highway where monkeys need safe crossing.· Coverdale worked on generating team spirit and inter-dependence - including manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain that involved treasure hunts and making rope ladders.
· The tow rope sprang taut, plucking the dinghy clear as the swell broke, thundering forward on to the waiting coral.· The boy Ezra was kneeling over the stern with the tow rope tangled in his hands.· Ozzie Griffiths, in the car behind, was being pulled by a thirteen foot long tow rope.· Loi was on the bow, keeping watch on the tow rope.· We would have the tow rope ready when the fishing boat went past us.· He felt the tug of the tow rope.· Nick and I laid out tow ropes to the bow of the raft, and cajoled bystanders to lend a hand.
VERB· Beneath the waves, pallets attached to thick ropes house maturing oysters.· But a wave had plucked away the bucket, leaving only the handle attached to its rope.· Then he attached a rope to it and scuttered down to tie the other end on to the front axle of the Golf.
· Talbot, accompanied by Denholm, climbed down a rope ladder to greet the owner.
· Fortunately the people he was working with noticed and cut the rope before he choked.· He wanted me to come with him, just like that; to finally cut the rope and join him.· Dropping down into the galley for a carving knife, he cut the rope loose from his neck.· After some thought, I was able to cut the rope near the stern with my pocket knife lashed to a paddle.· In other words it does not tell us whether he cut the rope above or below himself.· Then they cut the ropes that tied me and I was able to get to my feet.· He closed the crocodile's eyes by touching them with a stick, then cut the snarled rope away with his knife.· Back in the saloon Trent cut the rope into four lengths and made one fast to each corner of the folded bedsheets.
· The body of a suicide is not buried, but left to hang until the rope breaks.· Some were hanging from trees by ropes and cables.· He hangs on to the bark rope as his wives clamber out carrying flat baskets of headless smoked monkeys.
· The structure was held together with ropes binding the beams to the vertical posts.· I wanted him to hold on to me as a drowning man holds on to a rope thrown to him.· Thomas Rennison had been keen to try it and Botterill had agreed to hold his rope.· It no longer matters who is holding the rope.· The man who held his rope and tried to help, ended up with his wife, family and job.· Harriet stood there in breeches and waxed jacket, holding a rope halter and a plastic bucket.· The strongest person should always hold the down rope from the descendeur and should wear gloves.
· I started compiling an annotated bibliography of the philosophy of mind when I was a graduate student learning the ropes.· Miguel was supposed to learn the ropes.· Diana had gathered together a small staff who were learning the ropes as fast as she was.· By night three, Jake seemed to have learned the ropes.· He had learned that fighting the ropes was pointless.· He thought he was going to learn the ropes of high finance.· But he has been learning the ropes since February with Liverpool Playhouse workshop.· There was almost no time to learn the ropes.
· You are then able to pull the rope up as revealed in the diagram.· The stagehands pulled on their ropes, and the curtain rolled up smoothly.· By pulling the hanging ropes tight, a person on the stance below can lock the abseil plate if control is lost.· I lifted my hands to the rope, then pulled gently.· Abandoning her shoulder-bag impatiently, she used both hands, pulling the rope which fastened the heavy oil-cloth.· The site manager himself, assisted by a worker, was pulling the rope and enjoying the spectacle thoroughly.· You see to your task, which is to pull on that rope.· A tiger of jade pulls the rope.
· Firemen secured the bus with ropes to stop it tumbling over the edge before escorting the petrified passengers to safety.· Polly worked swiftly, hauling in and securing the various ropes.· Anchors - Not normally needed; one can nearly always find a rock or tree to secure the abseil rope.
· I want you to show her the ropes.· They brought it home and invited me over to show them the ropes and install some shareware.· Some people ask a friend to show them the ropes, or, worse still, they teach themselves.· We ask that person to look after them and to show them the ropes.· It was late spring when they showed me the ropes: how the lines are seeded, how the buoys are weighted.
· This time, instead of throwing the rope, the Judge moved nearer to Moore, and held the noose open.· Fogarty led the old man outside with only one shoe, and Jack threw the rope over the limb of the maple.· She pulled hard on the oars, and threw a rope to a man on the rock.
· Then tie the rope around her wrists.· Chests and suitcases were being packed and tied with rope, and nails were being hammered.· I then used one hook for each ship, and tied all the ropes together at one end.· Quickly, I tied the rope round the man's body and Sapt and Fritz pulled it up.· They tied a rope around my middle and pulled me up like a package.· Their arms were tied with rope, but their legs were free and they could walk.· Then Sapt tied the rope round one of the trees near the water.
· The bison hair must be twisted into a rope for securing prisoners.· He continued to push with the leg that was still twisted around the dangling rope.· The muscles in her neck felt as hard and twisted as wire rope.
· Note: sandstone grades are for on-sight ascents using rope knots for the first time.· He asked my permission to use new rope because we were desperately short of traditional rope.· Some guides use their climbing and rope skills to work on oil rigs or construction sites.· Others suggest kites were used to deploy ropes over the pillars.· Never use the jammed rope as your sole support when climbing back up.· Again he escaped, this time using a rope, but fell heavily, injuring himself.· Reputable centres use safety ropes and good natural and artificial belay points.· Go to the rope bridge. 7. Use the rope. 8.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► give somebody enough rope to hang themselves► a rope of pearls► be at/near etc the end of your ropePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► go piss up a rope!
1- Bingo broke me in and taught me the ropes, and little by little I became his boy.
- But Duran's failure to control his cash flow had him ducking under the ropes again 18 months later.
- From the two cross-beams overhead, hung chains, adjustable in length, to which the ropes would be attached.
- He thought he was going to learn the ropes of high finance.
- Pay particular attention to the ropes and the mastfoot fittings.
- There was no-one really to teach us the ropes.
- Primary election results show the governor is on the ropes.
- But behind the apparent success, the company was on the ropes.
- Even in the worst hours she never gave any public impression that she was on the ropes.
- The army claims the Tigers are on the ropes.
- You gave me enough rope for eighteen months, and now ... He gripped the back of the chair in front of him.
- By the time Katherine and Gary came to see me, they were at the end of their rope.
- By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.
- Five hours later Mr Humble was at the end of his tether.
- However, at other times I feel at the end of my tether.
- Of course, when Carl walked to the end of his rope, he fell like a load of bricks.
- Rich, meanwhile, has come to the end of his rope on these negotiations.
- The court heard they were both at the end of their tether.
- With all that had happened with Anthony, he was near the end of his tether.
- It was money for old rope.
- That to Sergeant Joe was money for old rope.
[countable, uncountable] very strong thick string, made by twisting together many thinner strings: They tied a rope around my waist and pulled me up. The man was coiling a length of rope.2the ropes [plural] a)all the things someone needs to know to do a job or deal with a system: I spent the first month just learning the ropes. He works repairing streets, and knows the ropes when it comes to safety. Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions. b)the rope fence that surrounds an area used for boxing or wrestling3be on the ropes informal to be in a very bad situation, in which you are likely to be defeated: The army says the rebels are on the ropes.4be at/near etc the end of your rope especially American English to have no more patience or strength left to deal with a problem or a difficult situation: My son is causing endless problems, and I’m close to the end of my rope.5give somebody some/enough etc rope to give someone a lot of freedom to do something in the way they want to do it: Managers have to decide how much rope to give their subordinates.6give somebody enough rope to hang themselves to give someone freedom to do what they want to do, because you think they will cause problems for themselves and you want them to look stupid7a rope of pearls pearls on a string, worn around your neck as jewellery → jump rope, skipping rope, tightrope, towrope, → money for old rope at money(17)rope1 nounrope2 verb
roperope2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
rope
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rope |
| he, she, it | ropes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | roped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have roped |
| he, she, it | has roped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had roped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rope |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have roped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am roping |
| he, she, it | is roping | |
| you, we, they | are roping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was roping |
| you, we, they | were roping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been roping |
| he, she, it | has been roping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been roping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be roping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been roping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I had always wanted to learn how to rope a calf.
- At 8.00 we stopped at the foot of the Cavales Ridge and roped up.
- Customers are being roped into the distributed company just as fast.
- Miss Gater had turned up, expecting to see Sylvia Toye, but was roped in to discuss Hayley's problem.
- Probably because it was a way of roping him in for the future, Malcolm invited him down to a few rehearsals.
- Suddenly I was climbing up the long ladder of the North pier, the rucksack being roped afterwards.
- They blindfolded Mrs Dyer, roped her neck, and expected her to recant.
Longman Language Activatorto fasten things together, using rope, string etc
to fasten one thing to another using rope, string, wire etc: tie something to/around/onto etc something: · Don't forget to tie this label onto your suitcase.· The washing line was tied to a tree.· Saul tied one end of the rope around a large rock and lowered himself over the cliff.tie a package/parcel (=keep it closed by putting string around it): · The package had been tied with strong green string.tie something together: · If the rope is too short, tie two pieces together.· When the teacher stood up, he found that his shoes had been tied together.
to tie things together so that they are held firmly together: tie something up: · I put the coins in a piece of cloth, tied it up and put the package in my bag.tie up something: · Clara tied up all the books again and put the bundle under the desk.
especially British, informal to tie or fasten something, especially a piece of clothing: do something up: · Could you do up the back of this dress for me?do up your shoes/laces (=tie the strings on your shoes): · Do up your laces before you trip and fall.
to tie something very tightly to something else so that it will not move at all: lash something to something: · The bags were lashed tightly to the roof of the jeep.lash something together: · The sailors made a raft by lashing tree-trunks together.
to tie things or people to each other using a fairly long piece of rope, so that they are connected to each other at a distance: · The climbers were roped together for safety and proceeded cautiously.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a decent manager who knows the ropes (=has a lot of experience) A loop of wire held the gate shut.
a decent manager who knows the ropes (=has a lot of experience) A loop of wire held the gate shut.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► go piss up a rope!
1[always + adverb/preposition] to tie things together using roperope something to something- By the time Katherine and Gary came to see me, they were at the end of their rope.
- By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.
- Five hours later Mr Humble was at the end of his tether.
- However, at other times I feel at the end of my tether.
- Of course, when Carl walked to the end of his rope, he fell like a load of bricks.
- Rich, meanwhile, has come to the end of his rope on these negotiations.
- The court heard they were both at the end of their tether.
- With all that had happened with Anthony, he was near the end of his tether.
- It was money for old rope.
- That to Sergeant Joe was money for old rope.
Suitcases were roped to the top of the car.rope somebody/something together Mountaineers rope themselves together for safety.2American English to catch an animal using a circle of rope: The calves are roped and branded.rope somebody into something (also rope somebody ↔ in British English) phrasal verb informal to persuade someone to help you in a job or join in an activity, especially when they do not want torope somebody into doing something Denise roped me into selling tickets.rope somebody in to do something Anyone who could sing was roped in to help. Have you been roped in too?rope something ↔ off phrasal verb to surround an area with ropes, especially in order to separate it from another area: The stairs were roped off.- sect
- sectarian
- sectarianism
- section
- sectional
- Section Eight
- sector
- sectoral
- secular
- secularism
- secularist
- secularization
- secularize
- secure
- securely
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities and Investments Board
- security
- security blanket
- security clearance
- Security Council
- security deposit
- security guard
- security light
- security mom