noose /nuːs/ noun
F0 [C] one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) them:
» They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck.Thesaurus+: ↑Cords, ropes, cables and stringThesaurus+: ↑Death penaltiesF0 [S] a serious problem or limit:
» The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.Thesaurus+: ↑Difficult things and people , ↑Preventing and impeding- Verb Endings for flick
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