Definitions for NOOSE
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snare, gin, noosenoun

   a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

2. noose, running noose, slip nooseverb

   a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

3. nooseverb

   make a noose in or of

4. nooseverb

   secure with a noose

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noosenoun

   An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

2. nooseverb

   To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NOOSEnoun

   A running knot which the more it is drawn binds the closer.

   Can’st thou with a weak angle strike the whale?
   Catch with a hook, or with a noose inthral? George Sandys.

   Where the hangman does dispose,
   To special friend the knot of noose. Hud. p. i.

   They run their necks into a noose,
   They’d break ’em after, to break loose. Hud. p. iii.

   Falsely he falls into some dangerous noose,
   And then as meanly labours to get loose. Dryden.

   A rope and a noose are no jesting matters. J. Bull.

2. To Nooseverb

   To tie in a noose; to catch; to entrap.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The sin is woven with threads of different sizes, the least of them strong enough to noose and entrap us. Gov. Tongue.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noose

   A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can be passed over.

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1. noose

   A noose is a loop at the end of a rope or cord, often tied with a slip knot to make it tighter when the other end is pulled, and typically used for trapping animals, hanging, or execution by strangulation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noosenoun

   a running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn

2. Nooseverb

   to tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare

3. Etymology: [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. nud, L. nodus. Cf. Node.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noose

   A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot slides to make the loop collapsible. Knots used for making nooses include the running bowline, the tarbuck knot, and the slip knot.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noose

   nōōs, or nōōz, n. a running knot which ties the firmer the closer it is drawn: a snare or knot generally.—v.t. to tie or catch in a noose. [Prob. O. Fr. nous, pl. of nou (Fr. nœud)—L. nodus, knot.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noose

   A slip or running knot.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noose

   A running knot, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

Matched Categories

1. • Fasten
   • Loop
   • Trap

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Anagrams for NOOSE »

1. osone

2. soone

How to pronounce NOOSE?

1. Alex

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How to say NOOSE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NOOSE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NOOSE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of NOOSE in a Sentence

1. Noelia Saldano:

   The president wants to wash her hands and blame everybody else and other governments, we have a noose around our necks. It's clear that the country is in bad shape.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   You watch the political and diplomatic noose tighten around Maduro's neck, cubans must understand too that there will be cost associated with continued support of Nicolas Maduro.

3. H. G. Wells:

   A time will come when a politician who has wilfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with mens lives should not stake their own.

4. Zeg Choudhry:

   Oil is the major drag at the moment. In a normal environment, when we see China data as good as what we had over the weekend, that would set the market alight, the pressure on crude is the noose around our neck at the moment.

5. Don Lemon:

   Jussie Smollett, the actor who is accused of lying to police about an alleged hate crime in 2019, testifying in his own defense today. At the time Smollett told police that two men had attacked him in the street yelling racist, anti-gay remarks, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him, smollett has repeatedly denied staging the racist and homophobic attack against himself; he is charged with six counts of disorderly conduct on suspicion of making false reports to police.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NOOSE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Noose
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=NOOSE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noose
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NOOSE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=NOOSE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=NOOSE
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=NOOSE
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=NOOSE