26984 words

rope

7 definitions • 9 examples
1
(a piece of) strong, thick string made of long twisted threads:

Examples:

A sailor threw a rope ashore and we tied the boat to a post.
a coil of rope
2
several of one type of object connected together on a string:

Examples:

a rope of garlic
a rope of pearls
3
thick rope which surrounds an area used for boxing (= sport in which two people hit each other) or wrestling:

Examples:

The middleweight boxing champion had his opponent up against the ropes.
4
to tie things together with rope:

Examples:

I'll rope my horse to your car and pull you out of the ditch.
The climbers roped themselves together.
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to tie something with rope:

Examples:

We roped the box to the top of the car.
7
To rope something off is to put rope or cord around it to keep it separate:

Examples:

[ M ] The site has been marked with “No Trespassing” signs and areas have been roped off.

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