lasso

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Pronunciation

• (British, Canada) enPR lăso͝o', IPA: /læsˈuː/, /ləsˈuː/
• (America) enPR lăs'ō, IPA: /ˈlæs.oʊ/, /ˈlæs.u/

Noun

lasso (plural lassos)

1. A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
2. (computing) An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.

Translations

• German: Lasso
• Italian: lacciaia
• Portuguese: laço
• Russian: лассо́
• Spanish: lazo

Verb

lasso (lassoes, present participle lassoing; past and past participle lassoed)

1. (transitive) To catch with a lasso.

Translations

• Portuguese: laçar
• Russian: заарка́нить
• Spanish: lacear, lazar

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