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LARIAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lariat mean?
• LARIAT (noun)
The noun LARIAT has 1 sense:
1. a long noosed rope used to catch animals
Familiarity information: LARIAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long noosed rope used to catch animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("lariat" is a kind of...):
rope (a strong line)
Meronyms (parts of "lariat"):
noose; running noose; slip noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)
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