ROPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rope mean? 

• ROPE (noun)
  The noun ROPE has 2 senses:

1. a strong line

2. street names for flunitrazepan

  Familiarity information: ROPE used as a noun is rare.

• ROPE (verb)
  The verb ROPE has 2 senses:

1. catch with a lasso

2. fasten with a rope

  Familiarity information: ROPE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rope" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Meronyms (parts of "rope"):

bight (the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends))

Meronyms (substance of "rope"):

hemp (a plant fiber)

jute (a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks)

sisal; sisal hemp (a plant fiber used for making rope)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rope"):

harpoon line (a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat)

trip line (a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance)

tightrope (tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground)

tier (something that is used for tying)

small stuff (any light rope used on shipboard)

prolonge (a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage)

lariat; lasso; reata; riata (a long noosed rope used to catch animals)

lashing (rope that is used for fastening something to something else)

jump rope; skip rope; skipping rope (a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it)

hawser (large heavy rope for nautical use)

bola (a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin)

halter; hangman's halter; hangman's rope; hemp; hempen necktie (a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging)

halliard; halyard (a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag)

guide rope (a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane)

cordage (the ropes in the rigging of a ship)

cable (a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire)

bungee; bungee cord (an elasticized rope)

brail (a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in)

brace (a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it)

Derivation:

rope (fasten with a rope)

rope (catch with a lasso)

ropey; ropy (of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Street names for flunitrazepan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

circle; forget me drug; Mexican valium; R-2; roach; roofy; rope; rophy

Hypernyms ("rope" is a kind of...):

flunitrazepan; Rohypnol (a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia)

• ROPE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they rope    ... he / she / it ropes   
Past simple: roped   
Past participle: roped   
-ing form: roping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Catch with a lasso

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lasso; rope

Context example:

rope cows

Hypernyms (to "rope" is one way to...):

capture; catch; get (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rope (a strong line)

roper (a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses)

roper (a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game))

roping (capturing cattle or horses with a lasso)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fasten with a rope

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

leash; rope

Context example:

rope the bag securely

Hypernyms (to "rope" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Also:

rope in (draw in as if with a rope; lure)

Derivation:

rope (a strong line)

 Context examples 

At my direction Maud fetched a rope.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The rope by which they dragged the sled rubbed against the side of Messner's leg.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Finally he took the bell-rope in his hand and gave it a brisk tug.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The Slovak boats get up all right, by aid of a rope and steering with knowledge.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

But to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Where's mother? he said, suddenly appearing to notice, with alarm, the absence of Traddles, and pulling down the bell-rope.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

But, by G—! if she belonged to me, I'd give her the rope's end as long as I could stand over her.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Ah, Mendoza, you look fit enough to throw your hat over the ropes this instant.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Alleyne sprang to the rope, and sliding swiftly down, soon found himself at its extremity.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And yet, in that bell-rope, he has given us a clue which should not have left us a doubt.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)