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Webster 1913 Edition

Noose

Noose

,
Noun.
[Prob. fr. OF.
nous
, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of
nou
knot, F.
nœud
, L.
nodus
. Cf.
Node
.]
A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

Noose

(noōz)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Noosed
(noōzd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Noosing
.]
To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

Webster 1828 Edition

Noose

NOOSE

,
Noun.
A running knot, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
Where the hangman does dispose to special friend the knot of noose.

NOOSE

,
Verb.
T.
To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to ensnare.

Definition 2024

Noose

Noose

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Saterland Frisian

Noun

Noose f

  1. (anatomy) nose
  2. (of a needle) eye; eyelet

noose

noose

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English

A noose

Alternative forms

  • nooze (obsolete)

Noun

noose ‎(plural nooses)

  1. An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

noose ‎(third-person singular simple present nooses, present participle noosing, simple past and past participle noosed)

  1. (transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

Anagrams

Etymology

From Old Frisian nose, nosi, from Proto-Germanic *nusō. More at nose.

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