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ROPE OFF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does rope off mean?

• ROPE OFF (verb)
The verb ROPE OFF has 1 sense:

1. divide by means of a rope

Familiarity information: ROPE OFF used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROPE OFF (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Divide by means of a rope

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

cordon off; rope in; rope off

Context example:

The police roped off the area where the crime occurred

Hypernyms (to "rope off" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

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