Rope |
A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage. |
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Rope |
A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions. |
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Rope |
The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds. |
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Rope |
To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality. |
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Rope |
To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods. |
v. t. |
Rope |
To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope. |
v. t. |
Rope |
To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd. |
v. t. |
Rope |
To lasso (a steer, horse). |
v. t. |
Rope |
To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters. |
v. t. |
Rope |
To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. |
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Rope-yarn |
the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. |
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Top-rope |
A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes. |
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Glass-rope |
A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
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Guess rope |
A guess warp. |
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Guest rope |
The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom. |
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