noose
noose · nooses · noosed · noosing
To tie or catch in a nooseTo tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.
/nuːs/
» This noose is prepared for Tom.
Meaning
1 sensesTo tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.
secure with a noose
Examples
11 sentencesThis noose is prepared for Tom.
Sami put the noose around his head.
He'd already passed the noose around his neck.
The pirate made a noose for the prisoner.
Ignorance smothers like a noose.
ruНевежество душит как петля. — odexed
deUnwissenheit erstickt wie eine Schlinge. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English nose (“noose, loop”), of unclear origin.From Middle English nose (“noose, loop”), of unclear origin.
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Forms
nooses, noosing, noosed, noosedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle