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Another word for rope

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Noun
      1. a long rope fastened to a horse's head and held by the trainer, who causes the horse to move around in a circle
      2. the use of the longe in training horses
      3. to put (a horse) through its paces, using a longe
      1. A loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled.
      2. A snare or trap.
      3. To capture or hold by or as if by a noose.
      1. A cord or ribbon used to draw and tie together two opposite edges, as of a shoe.
      2. A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern.
      3. Gold or silver braid ornamenting an officer's uniform.
      1. A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.
      2. A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.
      3. A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.
      1. A geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction.
      2. A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
      3. A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.
      1. Land, typically a beach, bordering a body of water.
      2. To drive or run (a boat, for example) ashore or aground.
      3. To cause (a whale or other sea animal) to be unable to swim free from a beach or from shallow water.
      1. Fine cord of a fibrous material, such as cotton or flax, made of two or more filaments twisted together and used in needlework and the weaving of cloth.
      2. A piece of such cord.
      3. A thin strand, cord, or filament of natural or manufactured material.
      1. Material made of drawn-out, twisted fiber, used for fastening, tying, or lacing.
      2. A strand or cord of such material.
      3. A cord stretched on an instrument and struck, plucked, or bowed to produce tones.
      1. Braided embroidery or trim.
      2. Braids considered as a group.
      1. Cords or ropes, especially the ropes in the rigging of a ship.
      2. The amount of wood in an area as measured in cords.
      1. A slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support.
      2. An insulated flexible electric wire fitted with a plug or plugs.
      3. A hangman's rope.

Idioms:

    at-the-end-of-one-s-rope

    2. give someone enough rope

    3. know the ropes

    4. on-the-ropes

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Sentence Examples

  • Hold the rope in both hands.

  • A rope was tied around a rock nearby.

  • Winding the reins around the saddle horn, he shook out his rope and tied it to the bridle.

  • When his friends heard the gun they pulled the rope quickly and drew him out.

  • "Fine," she said, at the end of her rope with him.

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