ROPE
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)
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"):
bola (a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin)
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)
harpoon line (a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat)
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)
trip line (a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance)
Meaning:
Street names for flunitrazepan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
forget me drug; Mexican valium; R-2; roofy; rophy; rope; roach; circle
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)
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
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)
