lariat

[ lar-ee-uht ]

/ ˈlær i ət /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lariat ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.

a rope used to picket grazing animals.

Origin of lariat

1825–35; <Spanish la reata the riata

Words nearby lariat

lar gibbon, largish, largo, lari, Lariam, lariat, larine, La Rioja, Larisa, Larissa, larithmics

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Example sentences from the Web for lariat

Softened by the grassy matting, the stone could not be heard to land; but the snake hissed afresh, and the lariat was drawn taut.
The Red River Half-Breed|Gustave Aimard
He's hidin' the hoith av it somewheres, an' there's nothin' like the noose av a lariat to frishen his mimory.
A Trooper Galahad|Charles King
It consisted of a rope from sixty to a hundred feet long for each mule or horse and was called the lariat.
Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences|Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Tuttle rode beside the wall and threw over it the end of his lariat.
With Hoops of Steel|Florence Finch Kelly

Then they found a projecting rock above them and Sam threw the noose of his lariat over this.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)

British Dictionary definitions for lariat

lariat

/ (ˈlærɪət) /

noun US and Canadian

another word for lasso

a rope for tethering animals

Word Origin for lariat

C19: from Spanish la reata the lasso

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单词	lariat
释义	lariat [ lar-ee-uht ] / ˈlær i ət / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lariat ON THESAURUS.COM noun a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso. a rope used to picket grazing animals. Origin of lariat 1825–35; <Spanish la reata the riata Words nearby lariat lar gibbon, largish, largo, lari, Lariam, lariat, larine, La Rioja, Larisa, Larissa, larithmics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lariat Softened by the grassy matting, the stone could not be heard to land; but the snake hissed afresh, and the lariat was drawn taut. The Red River Half-Breed\|Gustave Aimard He's hidin' the hoith av it somewheres, an' there's nothin' like the noose av a lariat to frishen his mimory. A Trooper Galahad\|Charles King It consisted of a rope from sixty to a hundred feet long for each mule or horse and was called the lariat. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences\|Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Tuttle rode beside the wall and threw over it the end of his lariat. With Hoops of Steel\|Florence Finch Kelly Then they found a projecting rock above them and Sam threw the noose of his lariat over this. The Rover Boys on the Farm\|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer) British Dictionary definitions for lariat lariat / (ˈlærɪət) / noun US and Canadian another word for lasso a rope for tethering animals Word Origin for lariat C19: from Spanish la reata the lasso Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lariat noose, tether, lasso, reata
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lariat

noun

Origin of lariat

Words nearby lariat

Example sentences from the Web for lariat

British Dictionary definitions for lariat

noun US and Canadian

Word Origin for lariat

Words related to lariat