rope in

vb (tr, adverb)

1. Brit to persuade to take part in some activity

2. US and Canadian to trick or entice into some activity

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	rope in - divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred" cordon off, rope off inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	2.	rope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

Translations

? rope in

vt sep

area → (mit einem Seil) abgrenzen; cattle → mit einem Seil einfrieden

(esp Brit fig) → rankriegen (inf); how did you get roped into that? → wie bist du denn da reingeraten? (inf); I don’t want to get roped into helping → ich will nicht, dass die mich zum Helfen rankriegen (inf)

rope in → يَستَعين بمساعدة شخص ما zatáhnout do indfange hineinziehen παρασύρω amarrar houkutella tekemään jotain embringuer predobiti coinvolgere 人を誘い込む 밧줄을 치다 omheinen kapre otoczyć kordonem persuadir вовлекать inhägna ชักชวนให้เข้าร่วม inandırmak lôi kéo 用绳圈起来

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
abseil anchor rope becket bend bight calf roping funambulist guide rope hackamore half hitch halter hangman's halter hangman's rope hempen necktie jump rope lariat lasso leg rope Manila rope noose	For several months the tribe hovered near the beach where stood Tarzan's cabin, and his studies took up the greater portion of his time, but always when journeying through the forest he kept his rope in readiness, and many were the smaller animals that fell into the snare of the quick thrown noose. Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context When he gets home, he has the rope in his hand, and there is no longer anything hanging on to it. Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context Now he held a single coil of the long rope in his right hand, and the balance in his left. The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	rooter rooter skunk Rootery roothold rooting rooting compound rooting reflex rootle rootless rootlessness rootlet roots roots music rootserver rootstalk rootstock rootworm rooty ropable Ropalic rope rope bridge rope burn rope dancer rope down rope in rope ladder Rope mat Rope of sand rope off Rope pump rope together rope tow Rope transmission rope up rope yard rope yarn rope's end Rope's-end rope-a-dope rope-maker Rope-yarn Ropeband ropebark Ropedancer ropemaker Roper ropery ropewalk ropewalker ropeway	ROPC ROPCG ROPD rope rope rope rope rope rope rope Rope a dope Rope Access and Fall Arrest Association rope boring rope bridge rope burn rope burn rope caulk rope chaff rope cutter rope dancer Rope Deployment Carry Bag rope down rope down rope down rope down rope drive rope drum rope flap rope flap rope flap rope in rope into rope into rope into rope into rope into rope into doing rope ladder rope ladder rope ladder rope ladders Rope mat rope molding rope molding Rope of Sand rope off rope off rope off rope off rope off rope or an animal up Rope pulling Rope pulling Rope pump rope rider rope sheave rope sign Rope skipping Rope skipping Rope Skipping Federation of India rope socket

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Dictionary browser

Full browser

abseil
anchor rope
becket bend
bight
calf roping
funambulist
guide rope
hackamore
half hitch
halter
hangman's halter
hangman's rope
hempen necktie
jump rope
lariat
lasso
leg rope
Manila rope
noose

For several months the tribe hovered near the beach where stood Tarzan's cabin, and his studies took up the greater portion of his time, but always when journeying through the forest he kept his rope in readiness, and many were the smaller animals that fell into the snare of the quick thrown noose.

Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

When he gets home, he has the rope in his hand, and there is no longer anything hanging on to it.

Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context

Now he held a single coil of the long rope in his right hand, and the balance in his left.

The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context