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rope

R0303400 (rōp)n.1. A flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.2. A string of items attached in one line, especially by twisting or braiding: a rope of onions.3. A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.4. a. A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.b. Execution or death by hanging: to die by the rope.5. A lasso or lariat.6. ropes Sports Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.7. ropes Informal Specialized procedures or details: learn the ropes; know the ropes.8. Baseball A line drive.v. roped, rop·ing, ropes tr.v.1. To tie, fasten, or attach with a rope or other cord.2. To enclose, separate, or partition with a rope or other cord: rope off the scene of the crime.3. To catch with a rope or lasso.4. Informal To persuade or manipulate (someone): My boss roped me into attending the ceremony.Phrasal Verbs: rope down1. To descend using a rope, as from a cliff or a hovering helicopter.2. To lower (something) by means of a rope. rope up1. To climb a steep slope or dangerous area using a rope.2. To attach climbers to a rope for safety: roped up before crossing the glacier.Idiom: on the ropes1. Sports Knocked against the ropes that enclose a boxing ring.2. On the verge of defeat or collapse; hopeless or powerless.

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[Middle English, from Old English rāp.]

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rop′er n.

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roping - capturing cattle or horses with a lassocalf roping - capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feetsteer roping - capturing a steer with a lassotoil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"