rope

Noun
  1. is a type of: line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
    subtypes:
    • bola - a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin
    • brace - a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
    • brail - a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
    • bungee, bungee cord - an elasticized rope
    • cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
    • cordage - the ropes in the rigging of a ship
    • guide rope - a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane
    • halliard, halyard - a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
    • halter, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
    • harpoon line - a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat
    • hawser - large heavy rope for nautical use
    • jump rope, skip rope, skipping rope - a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it
    • lashing - rope that is used for fastening something to something else
    • lariat, lasso, reata, riata - a long noosed rope used to catch animals
    • prolonge - a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage
    • small stuff - any light rope used on shipboard
    • tier - something that is used for tying
    • tightrope - tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
    • trip line - a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance
    has: bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
    substance holonym:
    • hemp - a plant fiber
    • jute - a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
    • sisal, sisal hemp - a plant fiber used for making rope
  2. is a type of: flunitrazepan, rohypnol - a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia
    same as: circle, forget me drug, mexican valium, r-2, roach, roofy, rophy
Verb
  1. is a type of: capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
    same as: lasso
  2. is a type of: bind, tie - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
    same as: leash

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