lasso

las·so  (ls, l-s)

n. pl. las·sos or las·soes

A long rope with a running noose at one end, used especially to catch horses and cattle. Also called lariat.

tr.v. las·soed, las·so·ing, las·sos or las·soes

To catch with or as if with such a long rope.

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[Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, noose; see lace.]

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lasso·er n.

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lasso [lass-oo]

Noun

pl -sos or -soes

a long rope with a noose at one end used for catching horses and cattle

Verb

[-soing, -soed]

to catch as with a lasso [Spanish, from Latin laqueus noose]

lassoer n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Lasso - Belgian composer (1532-1594) Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus
	2.	lasso - a long noosed rope used to catch animals lariat, reata, riata 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
Verb	1.	lasso - catch with a lasso; "rope cows" rope capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

Translations

lasso [læˈsuː] n → lazo

vt → coger con lazo

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lasso [læˈsuː] n → lasso m

vt → prendre au lasso

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lasso [læˈsuː] n → Lasso nt

vt → mit dem Lasso einfangen

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lasso [læˈsuː] n → laccio

vt → acchiappare con il laccio