—rope /rəʊp/ aep /roʊp/
noun
B2 [C or U] (a piece of) strong, thick string made of long twisted threads:
» A sailor threw a rope ashore and we tied the boat to a post.» a coil of ropeSee picture: rope 
Thesaurus+: ↑Cords, ropes, cables and string
F0 [C] several of one type of object connected together on a string:
» a rope of garlic» a rope of pearlsThesaurus+: ↑Things collected in lines or ringsthe ropes [plural]F0 thick rope which surrounds an area used for boxing (= sport in which two people hit each other) or wrestling:
» The middleweight boxing champion had his opponent up against the ropes.Thesaurus+: ↑Boxing• • •
Extra Examples:» A coil of rope lay on the beach.» We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope.» He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.» There's too much slack in these ropes.» The builders worked on wooden platforms, suspended by ropes from the roof of the building.verb [T usually + adv/prep] ↑Verb Endings for rope
► F0 to tie things together with rope: » I'll rope my horse to your car and pull you out of the ditch.» The climbers roped themselves together.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tying