lariat

lar·i·at  (lr-t)

n.

1. See lasso.

2. A rope for picketing grazing horses or mules.

---

[Spanish la reata : la, the (from Latin illa; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots) + reatar, to tie again (re-, again from Latin; see re- + atar, to tie from Latin aptre, to join, from aptus, past participle of apere, to tie).]

---

lariat [ˈlærɪət]

n US and Canadian

1. another word for lasso

2. a rope for tethering animals

[from Spanish la reata the lasso]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lariat - a long noosed rope used to catch animals reata, riata, lasso running noose, slip noose, noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled rope - a strong line

Translations

lariat [ˈlærɪət] N → lazo m

lariat

n → Lasso nt or m