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noose
(n/u/s )

noun (n)

  • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    gin, snare
    source: wordnet30
  • a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    running noose, slip noose
    source: wordnet30
  • A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make a noose in or of(verb.creation)
    source: wordnet30
  • secure with a noose(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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