rope (r p)n. 1. A flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber. 2. A string of items attached in one line by or as if 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. v. roped, rop·ing, ropes v.tr. 1. To tie or fasten with or as if with rope. 2. To enclose, separate, or partition with or as if with a rope: rope off the scene of the crime. 3. To catch with a rope or lasso. 4. Informal To trick or deceive: An unscrupulous salesperson roped us into buying worthless property. v.intr. Idioms: To become like a cord or rope. 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. the end of (one's) rope The limit of one's patience, endurance, or resources: After six months on strike, the workers were at the end of their rope. [Middle English, from Old English r  p.]rop  er n. |
rope
Noun
1. a fairly thick cord made of intertwined fibres or wire
2. a row of objects fastened to form a line: a twenty-inch rope of pearls
3. know the ropes to have a thorough understanding of a particular activity
4. the rope
a. a rope noose used for hanging someone
b. death by hanging
Verb
[roping, roped]
1. to tie with a rope
2. rope off to enclose or divide with a rope [Old English rāp]
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.
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 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" 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 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" |
| 2. | rope - fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" rope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers" |
rope
Translations
rope [rəup] n → corde f;
(Naut) → cordage m
vt [+ box] → corder (= tie up or together); attacher [+ climbers] (also: rope together) → encorder [+ area] (also: rope off) → interdire l'accès de: (= divide off); séparer;
to rope sb in (fig) → embringuer qn;
rope [rəup] n → Seil nt;
(Naut) → Tau nt
vt (tie) → festbinden;
(also: rope together) → zusammenbinden;
rope in rope vt (fig) (person) → einspannen
n rope [rəup]
(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 lano reb; -reb; tov; -tov das Seil σκοινί cuerda köis طناب köysi corde חֶבֶל रस्सी konop, uže kötél tambang kaðall, reipi corda なわ 로프, 밧줄 virvė lecamaukla tali touw tau, reip sznur corda frânghie; coardă верёвка lano vrv konopac rep เชือก halat, ip 繩索 канат, линва رسی dây chão 绳索
v
1 to tie or fasten with a rope He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car. vasmaak يَرْبُط завързвам (při)vázat binde fast festbinden 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 ...을 밧줄로 묶다 pririšti/surišti virve piesiet/nostiprināt ar virvi mengikat vastbinden feste med tau, surre fast przywiązać amarrar a lega cu o frânghie/o coardă привязывать priviazať privezati vezati konopcem binda fast (ihop) med rep มัดด้วยเชือก iple bağlamak 用繩捆 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 chytit do lasa lassoe einfangen πιάνω με λάσο lazar, con el coger 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 ...을 올가미줄을 던져 잡다 pagauti kilpavirve ķert ar laso menangkap met een lasso vangen fange med lasso złapać na lasso amarrar a prinde cu lasoul ловить арканом chytiť do lasa ujeti z vrvjo uhvatiti konopcem fånga med lasso จับด้วยเชือก kementle yakalamak 用套索捕捉 тягти на мотузці رسی سے باندھنا bắt bằng dây thòng lọng 用套索捕捉
n rope-ˈladder
a ladder made of rope. touleer سُلَّم حَبْلي въжена стълба provazový žebřík rebstige die Strickleiter 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 줄사닥다리 virvinės kopėčios virvju kāpnes tangga tali touwladder taustige drabinka sznurowa 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 přitáhnout (k) overtale versichern πείθω, περιλαμβάνω κπ. σε μια δουλειά arrastrar/enganchar a alguien ahvatlema با حیله به کاری واداشتن houkutella mukaan 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 남을 한 패로 끌어들이다, 남을 부추기다 įtraukti iesaistīt; ievilkt memujuk masuk laten meehelpen kapre, fange inn wciągnąć integrar a lua ca tovarăş вовлекать pritiahnuť (k) pritegniti ubediti förmå ngn att hjälpa till ชักชวนให้ร่วม ikna edip yaptırmak 拉某人參加 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 oddělit provazem afspærre absperren 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 ...을 밧줄로 차단하다 atitverti virve norobežot ar virvi merentaskan tali penghalang afzetten sperre av odgrodzić sznurem isolar a împrejmui (cu o frânghie) огораживать ohradiť / oddeliť lanom ograditi (z vrvjo) ograditi konopcem spärra av med rep กั้นเชือก (ป้องกันสัตว์หรือแบ่งเขต) iple ayırmak 用繩子隔攔 оточувати канатом رسوں کی باڑ لگانا chăng dây để giới hạn 用绳子隔拦
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