26984 words

noose

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) them:

Examples:

They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck.
2
a serious problem or limit:

Examples:

The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.
3
one end of a rope tied to form a circle which can be tightened around something, such as a person’s neck to hang (= kill) the person

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