rope

rope

 (rōp)

n.

1. A flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.

2. A string of items attached in one line, especially by twisting or braiding: a rope of onions.

3. A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.

4.

a. A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.

b. Execution or death by hanging: to die by the rope.

5. A lasso or lariat.

6. ropes Sports Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.

7. ropes Informal Specialized procedures or details: learn the ropes; know the ropes.

8. Baseball A line drive.

v. roped, rop·ing, ropes

tr.v.

1. To tie, fasten, or attach with a rope or other cord.

2. To enclose, separate, or partition with a rope or other cord: rope off the scene of the crime.

3. To catch with a rope or lasso.

4. Informal To persuade or manipulate (someone): My boss roped me into attending the ceremony.

Phrasal Verbs:

rope down

1. To descend using a rope, as from a cliff or a hovering helicopter.

2. To lower (something) by means of a rope.

rope up

1. To climb a steep slope or dangerous area using a rope.

2. To attach climbers to a rope for safety: roped up before crossing the glacier.

Idiom:

on the ropes

1. Sports Knocked against the ropes that enclose a boxing ring.

2. On the verge of defeat or collapse; hopeless or powerless.

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[Middle English, from Old English rāp.]

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rop′er n.

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rope

(rəʊp)

n

1. (Textiles)

a. a fairly thick cord made of twisted and intertwined hemp or other fibres or of wire or other strong material

b. (as modifier): a rope bridge; a rope ladder.

2. a row of objects fastened or united to form a line: a rope of pearls; a rope of onions.

3. a quantity of material twisted or wound in the form of a cord

4. anything in the form of a filament or strand, esp something viscous or glutinous: a rope of slime.

5. the rope

a. a rope, noose, or halter used for hanging

b. death by hanging, strangling, etc

6. give someone enough rope to hang himself or herself to allow someone to accomplish his or her own downfall by his own foolish acts

7. know the ropes

a. to have a thorough understanding of a particular sphere of activity

b. to be experienced in the ways of the world

8. (Boxing) boxing driven against the ropes enclosing the ring by an opponent's attack

9. in a defenceless or hopeless position

vb

10. (tr) to bind or fasten with or as if with a rope

11. (usually foll by: off) to enclose or divide by means of a rope

12. (intr) to become extended in a long filament or thread

13. (Mountaineering) mountaineering (when: intr, foll by up) to tie (climbers) together with a rope

[Old English rāp; related to Old Saxon rēp, Old High German reif]

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rope

(roʊp)

n., v. roped, rop•ing. n.

1. a strong, thick line or cord, usu. made of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, wire, or the like.

2. a lasso.

3. ropes,

a. the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space.

b. the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking: to learn the ropes; showed her the ropes.

4. a hangman's noose.

5. the sentence or punishment of death by hanging.

6. material or objects twisted or strung together in the form of a cord.

7. a stringy, viscid formation in a liquid.

8. Slang. a thick, heavy gold chain worn as jewelry.

v.t.

9. to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope.

10. to enclose or mark off with a rope (often fol. by off): to rope off the reserved seats.

11. to catch with a lasso; lasso.

v.i.

12. to become ropy or stringy.

13. rope in,to lure, esp. by trickery.

Idioms:

on the ropes, close to defeat, failure, or utter collapse.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English rop(e), rap(e), Old English rāp, c. Old Frisian rāp, Old High German reif, Old Norse reip, Gothic -raip (in skaudaraip thong); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the n.]

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rope

An element of chaff consisting of a long roll of metallic foil or wire which is designed for broad, low-frequency responses. See also chaff.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Rope

 a row or string of items or people similar to a rope; a long series.

Examples: rope of hair, 1891; of hay, 1610; of onions, 1469; of pearls, 1632; of popes, 1621; of sand, 1624; of turf, 1759; of water, 1843.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

rope

Past participle: roped
Gerund: roping

Imperative

rope

rope

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rope - a strong line         bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) 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 hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp - 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; "the boats were held together by lashings" lariat, reata, riata, lasso - a long noosed rope used to catch animals line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" 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; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers" 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 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.	rope - street names for flunitrazepan forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roofy, rophy, roach, circle 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
Verb	1.	rope - catch with a lasso; "rope cows" lasso capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
	2.	rope - fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" leash tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" rope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"

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rope

noun

1. cord, line, cable, strand, hawser He tied the rope around his waist.

verb

1. tie, bind, moor, lash, hitch, fasten, tether, pinion, lasso I roped myself to the chimney.

know the ropes be experienced, know the score (informal), be knowledgeable, know what's what, be an old hand, know your way around, know where it's at (slang), know all the ins and outs She got to know the ropes.

rope someone in or into something (Brit.) persuade, involve, engage, enlist, talk into, drag in, inveigle I got roped into helping.

Proverbs
"Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself"

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Translations

حَبْليَرْبُطيَمْسِك بواسِطَة الحَبْل

въже

lanoprovazvázatchytit do lasa

rebtovbinde fastlassoe

SeilTaueinfangenfestbinden

σκοινί

ŝnuro

cuerdasogaamarraratarcabo

köis

طناب

köysi

cordepailletteprendre au lassocordage

konopuže

kötéllasszóval fogodaköt

binda, festa meî reipikaîall, reipireipisnara meî slöngvivaî

cordacavodelimitarefunegomena

ロープ

밧줄

funis

atitverti virvepagauti kilpavirvepririšti virvesurišti virvevirvinės kopėčios

ķert ar lasopiesiet/nostiprināt ar virvivirve

touw

taufeste med taureipsurre fast

sznur

corda

верёвкаснастьверевка

chytiť do lasa

vrv

rep

เชือก

ipiple bağlamakkementle yakalamakhalat

dây chão

用套索捕捉用绳捆绳绳索

rope

[rəʊp]

A. N → cuerda f, soga f, mecate m (Mex) (Naut) (= hawser) → maroma f, cable m; (in rigging) → cabo m; (hangman's) → dogal m; [of pearls] → collar m; [of onions etc] → ristra f
the ropes (Boxing) → las cuerdas
to jump or skip rope (US) → saltar a la comba
there were three of us on the rope (Mountaineering) → éramos tres los encordados
to give sb more rope → dar a algn mayor libertad de acción
if you give him enough rope he'll hang himself → déjale actuar y él se condenará a sí mismo
to know/learn the ropes → estar/ponerse al tanto
to be on the ropes → estar en las cuerdas
I'll show you the ropes → te voy a mostrar cómo funciona todo
to be at the end of one's rope (esp US) → no poder soportarlo más, no aguantar más

B. VT → atar or (LAm) amarrar con (una) cuerda (US) [+ animal] → coger or (LAm) agarrar con lazo
to rope two things together → atar dos cosas con una cuerda
they roped themselves together (Mountaineering) → se encordaron
there were four climbers roped together → había cuatro escaladores que formaban una cordada or iban encordados

C. CPD rope burn N → quemadura f por fricción
rope ladder N → escala f de cuerda
rope trick N → truco m de la cuerda

rope in VT + ADV they managed to rope in their friends → consiguieron arrastrar a sus amigos
to rope sb in (to do sth) → enganchar a algn (para que haga algo)

rope off VT + ADV → acordonar
to rope off an area → acordonar un espacio, cercar un espacio con cuerdas

rope up VI + ADV [climbers] → encordarse, formar una cordada

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rope

[ˈrəʊp]

n

(gen) → corde f

(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → cordage m

modif [bridge, ladder] → de corde

vt

(= tie up) [+ box, animal, person] → attacher

[+ climbers]
They roped themselves together → Ils se sont encordés.
to be roped together → être encordé(e) ropes

npl

the ropes (SPORT) [boxing ring] → les cordes

to be on the ropes (= on the brink of defeat) → être dans les cordes

to know the ropes → connaître les ficelles
to learn the ropes → apprendre les ficelles, apprendre les ficelles du métier
to show sb the ropes → montrer les ficelles à qn, montrer les ficelles du métier à qn

rope in

vt sep [+ person] → enrôler
to rope sb in → enrôler qn
to be roped in → être enrôlé(e)

rope off

vt sep [+ area, field] → délimiter avec des cordes
to be roped off → être séparé(e) par des cordes
The track was roped off from the rest of the area → La piste était séparée du reste de la zone par des cordes.rope ladder n → échelle f de corde

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rope

n

→ Seil nt; (Naut) → Tau nt; (of bell) → Glockenstrang m; (= hangman’s rope) → Strang m, → Strick m; a rope of pearls → eine Perlenschnur; to give somebody more/plenty of rope (fig) → jdm mehr/viel Freiheit lassen; give him enough rope and he’ll hang himself (fig) → der dreht sich (dat) → schon selbst seinen Strick; I am at the end of my rope (US inf) (= annoyed, impatient) → mir reichts (inf); (= desperate) → ich bin am Ende

(Mountaineering) → Seil nt; a rope of climbers → eine Seilschaft; to put on the ropes → anseilen; to be on the rope → angeseilt sein; there were three of them on the rope → sie waren zu dritt am Seil

the ropes (Boxing etc) → die Seile pl; to be on the ropes (boxer) → in den Seilen hängen; (inf) → in der Klemme sein; to know the ropes (inf) → sich auskennen; to show somebody the ropes (inf) → jdn in alles einweihen; to learn the ropes (inf) → sich einarbeiten

vt

box, case → verschnüren; to rope somebody to a tree → jdn an einen Baum binden; to rope somebody’s feet together → jdm die Füße zusammenbinden; to rope climbers (together) → Bergsteiger anseilen

(= lasso) → mit dem Lasso fangen

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rope

in cpds → Seil-;

rope burn

n → Reibungsverbrennung f (beim Umgang mit Seilen), → Seilbrand m (spec)

rope ladder

n → Strickleiter f

rope light

n → Flexlicht nt

ropemaker

n → Seiler(in) m(f)

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rope

:

rope sole

n → (aus Seil) geflochtene Sohle

rope-soled

adj → mit (aus Seil) geflochtener Sohle

ropewalker

n → Seiltänzer(in) m(f)

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rope

[rəʊp]

1. n → fune f, corda (Naut) → cima, cavo
to give sb more rope (fig) → allentare le redini a qn
to know/learn the ropes (fig) → conoscere/imparare i segreti or i trucchi del mestiere
a rope of pearls → una lunga collana di perle
a rope of climbers → una cordata di alpinisti

2. vt → legare (con una fune or una corda)

rope in vt + adv (fam) (fig) to rope sb in to help → tirar dentro qn per aiutare

rope off vt + adv → isolare con dei cordoni

rope up vi + adv (Mountaineering) → legarsi in cordata

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rope

(rəup) noun

(a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc. He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope. tou حَبْل въже corda lano das Seil reb; -reb; tov; -tov σκοινίcuerda köis طناب köysi cordeחבל रस्सी konop, uže kötél tambang kaðall, reipi corda なわ 로프 virvė lecamaukla tali touwtau, reipsznur تناب corda frânghie; coardă верёвка lano vrv konopac rep เชือก halat, ip 繩索 канат, линва رسی dây chão 绳索

verb

1. to tie or fasten with a rope. He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car. vasmaak يَرْبُط завързвам amarrar (při)vázat festbinden binde fast δένω με σκοινί amarrar/atar con cuerda köiega kinnitama با طناب بستن köyttää attacher avec une corde לִקשוֹר בְּחֶבֶל रस्सी से बांधना konopom (se) vezati (hvatati) odaköt(öz) mengikatkan binda, festa með reipi legare なわで縛る 로프로 묶다 pririšti/surišti virve piesiet/nostiprināt ar virvi mengikat vastbindenfeste med tau, surre fastprzywiązać له تناب سره تړل amarrar a lega cu o frânghie/o coardă привязывать priviazať privezati vezati konopcem binda fast (ihop) med rep มัดด้วยเชือก iple bağlamak 用繩綁住或繫住 прив'язувати канатом رسی سے باندھنا buộc bằng dây chão 用绳捆

2. to catch with a rope; to lasso. to rope a calf. vang يَمْسِك بواسِطَة الحَبْل хващам с ласо laçar chytit do lasa einfangen lassoe πιάνω με λάσο lazar, coger con el lazo köiega püüdma کمند اناختن؛ اب کمند گرفتن lassota prendre au lasso לִתפוֹס עִם חֶבֶל रस्सी के सहारे चलना hvatati konopom lasszóval fog menjerat snara með slöngvivað (prendere al lazo) 投なわで捕える 올가미를 던져 잡다 pagauti kilpavirve ķert ar laso menangkap met een lasso vangen fange med lasso złapać na lasso د کمند اوبه اخیستل amarrar a prinde cu lasoul ловить арканом chytiť do lasa ujeti z vrvjo uhvatiti konopcem fånga med lasso จับด้วยเชือก kementle yakalamak 用繩索套住 тягти на мотузці رسی سے باندھنا bắt bằng dây thòng lọng 用套索捕捉

ˌrope-ˈladder noun

a ladder made of rope. touleer سُلَّم حَبْلي въжена стълба escada de corda provazový žebřík die Strickleiter rebstige ανεμόσκαλα escala de cuerda köisredel نردبان طنابی köysitikkaat échelle de corde סוּלָם חֲבָלִים कमन्द, रस्से की सीढ़ी ljestve od užeta kötélhágcsó tangga tali kaðalstigi scala di corda なわばしご 줄사다리 virvinės kopėčios virvju kāpnes tangga tali touwladdertaustige drabinka sznurowa تنابی لیارګی escada de corda scară de frânghie верёвочная лестница lanový rebrík lestev iz vrvi merdevine od konpca repstege บันไดเชือก ip merdiven 繩梯 мотузяна драбина رسی کی سیڑھی thang dây 绳梯

rope in

to include; to persuade to join in. We roped him in to help. omhaal يَشْمَل، يُقْنِعه على الإنْضِمام включвам integrar přitáhnout (k) versichern overtale πείθω, περιλαμβάνω κπ. σε μια δουλειά arrastrar/enganchar a alguien ahvatlema با حیله به کاری واداشتن houkutella enrôler qqn לְהַצלִיח לְגָייסוֹ सहयोग करना, काम में हिस्सा बांटना pridobiti, angažirati beszervez vkit memasukkan, membujuk fá (e-n) til að vera með coinvolgere 誘い込む 한패에 끼게 하다 įtraukti iesaistīt; ievilkt memujuk masuk laten meehelpen kapre, fange innwciągnąć له تشویق سره یو کار پيل کول integrar a lua ca tovarăş вовлекать pritiahnuť (k) pritegniti ubediti förmå ngn att hjälpa till ชักชวนให้ร่วม ikna edip yaptırmak 拉某人加入 втягувати شامل کرنا lôi kéo 拉某人参加

rope off

to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in. The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests. afskort يَضَعُ حَبْلا لِمَنْع النّاس من الدُّخول заграждам isolar oddělit provazem absperren afspærre χωρίζω, αποκλείω ένα χώρο με σκοινί acordonar köiega eraldama محصور کردن erottaa köydellä réserver au moyen d'une corde לְהָקִיף בְּחֶבֶל रस्सी से विभाजित करना ograditi konopima, pridobiti za pomoć kötéllel elkerít memberi pembatas girða af isolare なわで仕切る 밧줄을 쳐서 차단하다 atitverti virve norobežot ar virvi merentaskan tali penghalang afzettensperre av odgrodzić sznurem محصور کول isolar a împrejmui (cu o frânghie) огораживать ohradiť / oddeliť lanom ograditi (z vrvjo) ograditi konopcem spärra av med rep กั้นเชือก (ป้องกันสัตว์หรือแบ่งเขต) iple ayırmak 用繩子圍起或隔開 оточувати канатом رسوں کی باڑ لگانا chăng dây để giới hạn 用绳子隔拦

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rope

→ حَبْل provaz reb Seil σκοινί cuerda köysi corde konop corda ロープ 밧줄 touw tau sznur corda веревка rep เชือก ip dây chão 绳

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