noose
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
noose (plural nooses)
- An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
- French: nœud coulant, lacs
- German: (generally) Schlinge; (in hanging often) Strick (properly the rope)
- Italian: cappio, laccio
- Portuguese: laço, forca
- Russian: пе́тля
- Spanish: dogal
noose (nooses, present participle noosing; past and past participle noosed)
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