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rope(3)(dictionary)
rope(encyclopedia)
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rope 1, noun(dictionary)
rope 2, verb(dictionary)
rope-band(dictionary)

rope(3) (iou)



rope verb. ME.
[from ROPE noun1.]
verb trans. Tie, fasten, or secure with a rope. Also foll. by up. ME.
Day Lewis He roped the wheelbarrow on top of the ass cart. L. Spalding Lights moved on the water.., roped to night fishermen.
verb intrans. (Of a liquid) become viscid, form ropes; be drawn out into a filament. LME.
b. verb trans. Draw out or twist into the shape of a rope. M19.
verb trans. Enclose or mark off (a space) with a rope. Usu. foll. by in, off. M18.
South Wales Echo A section of the centre had to be roped off.
verb trans. Catch with a rope; lasso. N. Amer. & Austral. E19.
Mountaineering.
a. verb trans. Attach (a person) to another with a rope; connect (a party of climbers) with a rope. M19.
Douglas Clark Redruth was climbing solo...Silk was roped to a partner.
b. verb intrans. Of a party of climbers: connect each other together with a rope. Usu. foll. by up. M19.
C. Bonington We soon roped up, fearful of hidden crevasses.
c. verb trans. Assist with ropes. L19.
verb trans. Nautical. Sew a bolt-rope to (a sail). M19.
slang.
a. verb trans. Pull back (a horse) so as to intentionally lose a race. M19.
b. verb intrans. Lose a race intentionally by holding back. L19.
With adverbs & prepositions in specialized senses: rope down Mountaineering abseil. rope in persuade to take part. rope into persuade to take part in.