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noose |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Noose \Noose\, n. [Prob. fr OF nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl of nou knot, F. n?ud, L. nodus. Cf {Node}.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Noose \Noose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noosed}; p. pr & vb n. {Noosing}.] To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: noose n 1: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare}, {gin}] 2: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: {running noose}, {slip noose}] v 1: make a noose in or of 2: secure with a noose
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