NOUN | artifact | noose, snare, gin | a trap for birds or small mammals |
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artifact | noose, running noose, slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot | |
VERB | creation | noose | make a noose in or of |
contact | noose | secure with a noose |
Sounds | nuw's | |
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Rhymes | abstruse ... Zeus: 40 rhymes with uws... |
Meaning | A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose. | |
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Synonyms | snare, gin | |
Parts | slipknot | A knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made |
Broader | trap | A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
Meaning | A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled. | |
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Synonyms | running noose, slip noose | |
Part of | hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie | A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
lasso, lariat, riata, reata | A long noosed rope used to catch animals | |
Parts | slipknot | A knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made |
Narrower | clinch, clench | A small slip noose made with seizing |
Broader | loop | Anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
Spanish | dogal, lazo | |
Catalan | baga, llaçada | |
Verbs | noose | secure with a noose |
noose | make a noose in or of |
Meaning | make a noose in or of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | loop, intertwine | make a loop in |
Spanish | lazar | |
Nouns | noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot |
Meaning | Secure with a noose. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
Nouns | noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot |
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