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Noose
nuːs
Noose definitions
noun
noose
nooses
- a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people
"he began to choke as the noose tightened about his throat"
coil hoop ring circle noose oval spiral curl twirl whorl twist hook zigzag helix convolution incurvation- death by hanging
"he earned a reprieve from the noose"
verb
noose
noosed
nooses
noosing
- put a noose on (someone)
"she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner"
- catch (an animal) with a noose
"the animal was eventually noosed and sedated by dog handlers"
- form (a rope) into a noose
"Gomez had noosed a coil of rope around his neck"