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rope::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | circle, forget me drug, mexican valium, r-2, roach, roofy, rophy |
| Type of | flunitrazepan, rohypnol |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | line |
| Has types | bola, brace, brail, bungee, bungee cord, cable, cordage, guide rope, halliard, halter, halyard, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, harpoon line, hawser, skip rope, jump rope, lariat, lashing, lasso, prolonge, reata, riata, skipping rope, small stuff, tier, tightrope, trip line, hemp, hempen necktie |
| Derivation | ropey, ropy |
Examples of rope
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In a couple of instances, we gave people a little more rope than we should have.
From the thenewstribune.com
Instead of pulling a rope, when passengers want off the bus now they just belch.
From the omaha.com
It was like hearing every third word and trying to jump-rope into the storyline.
From the democratandchronicle.com
I clipped my rope into the carabiners, or snap links, attached to these anchors.
From the businessweek.com
Dogs kept on the end of a chain or rope typically suffer psychological problems.
From the news-journalonline.com
Hawes is also packed with antique and crafts shops, from potters to rope-makers.
From the telegraph.co.uk
After taking pictures, one of them tied a long rope to a door handle and pulled.
From the edition.cnn.com
There is reel after reel of rope, numerous tools and piles of orange tarpaulins.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
All stimulus plans rope in people who don't need it, and this one would as well.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
- A strong line
- Lasso: catch with a lasso; "rope cows"
- R-2: street names for flunitrazepan
- Fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"
- A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength (i.e. it can be used for pulling, but not pushing). ...
- In computer programming, a rope (also known as cord) is a heavyweight string, involving the use of a concatenation tree representation. The concept was introduced in a paper called "Ropes: an Alternative to Strings".
- Rope is a 1948 American thriller film based on the play Rope (1929) by Patrick Hamilton and adapted by Hume Cronyn (treatment)Rope Unleashed - Making Of (2000) - documentary on the Universal Studios DVD of the film. ...
- Rope is a 1929 British stage play by Patrick Hamilton. It is a thriller whose gruesome subject matter invites comparison to the Grand Guignol style of theatre.
- Rope (Rhythmic Gymnastics) may be made of hemp or a synthetic material which retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness. Its length is in proportion to the size of the gymnast. The rope should, when held down by the feet, reach both of the gymnasts' armpits. ...
