Definitions for ROPES
ropes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ropesnoun

   Plural form of rope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ropes

   A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly constructed cord, string, and twine.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ropes

   A general name given to all the cordage above one inch in circumference used in rigging a ship; but the name is severally applied to the awning, bell, boat, bolt, breast, bucket, buoy, davit, entering, grapnel, guest or guist, guy, heel, keel, man, parral, passing, ring, rudder, slip, swab, tiller, top, and yard: all which see under their respective heads. Ropes are of several descriptions, viz.:--Cable-laid, consists of three strands of already formed hawser-laid or twisted left-hand, laid up into one opposite making nine strands.--Hawser-laid, is merely three strands of simple yarns twisted right, but laid up left.--Four-strand is similarly laid with four strands, and a core scarcely twisted.--Sash-line is plaited and used for signal halliards.--Rope-yarn is understood to be the selected serviceable yarns from condemned rope, and is worked into twice-laid. The refuse, again, into rumbowline for temporary purposes, not demanding strength.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROPES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ropes is ranked #104602 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ropes surname appeared 171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ropes.
   
   91.2% or 156 total occurrences were White.
   4.6% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for ROPES »

1. opers

2. pores

3. poser

4. preso

5. prose

6. pro se

7. reops

8. spore

How to pronounce ROPES?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ROPES in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROPES in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROPES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ROPES in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Beach:

   It was difficult to find things that the kids could use individually while still being engaging for daily use. I tried jump ropes, chalk, sunglasses, and bubbles.

2. Tiger Woods:

   She has been amazing with Sam and Charlie and my entire family. Unfortunately, we lead very hectic lives and are both competing in demanding sports. It's difficult to spend time together. once you're inside the ropes, it's time to tee it up and time to play.

3. Ilya Bobrovskiy:

   I took a helicopter to reach this very remote part of the world -- home to bears and mosquitoes -- where I could find Dickinsonia fossils with organic matter still intact, i had to hang over the edge of a cliff on ropes and dig out huge blocks of sandstone, throw them down, wash the sandstone and repeat this process until I found the fossils I was after.

4. Andrew Olvera:

   Andrew Olvera, an urban search and rescue member with the U.S. Agency for International Development's Disaster Assistance Response Team, said shortly before the boy was freed. Twisted ropes of steel reinforcing rods were all that stopped huge concrete slabs from falling onto the scene. Two concrete floors hung down in front of the building like curtains. The whole operation is dangerous, but it's risk versus gain. To save a human life, we'll risk almost anything.

5. Terry Schappert:

   We had all these different kinds of shots against hangman’s ropes, with the period guns you saw in the film, to get to use those weapons and to play the role of Clint Eastwood in those scenes, it was so much fun.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ropes
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ropes
3. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=ROPES
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html