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   rope

   /rəʊp/

   noun

   • 1. a length of thick strong cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, or similar material: "there was no way down, even with a rope"
   • ▪ a lasso. North American
   • ▪ used in reference to execution by hanging: "executions by the rope continued well into the twentieth century"
   • ▪ the ropes enclosing a boxing or wrestling ring.
   • 2. a quantity of roughly spherical objects such as onions or beads strung together: "a rope of pearls"
   • 3. the established procedures in an organization or area of activity: informal "I want you to show her the ropes"

   verb

   • 1. catch, fasten, or secure with rope: "the calves must be roped and led out of the stockade"
   • ▪ enclose or separate an area with a rope or tape: "police roped off the area"
   • ▪ (of a party of climbers) connect each other together with a rope: "we stopped at the foot of the ridge and roped up"
   • ▪ climb down or up using a rope: "the party had been roping down a hanging glacier"

   Word Origin Old Englishrāp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch reep and German Reif.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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