rope off

1. To separate by ropes; to cordon off.

1. They roped off part of the street.

   ruОни отгородили верёвкой часть улицы. — sharptoothed

   deSie sperrten einen Teil der Strasse ab. — aninaaa02

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2. You must promise not to take the rope off.

   ruТы должен пообещать, что не снимешь верёвку. — Hellerick

   deDu musst versprechen, das Seil nicht abzumachen. — Roujin

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3. The police roped off the street near the spot.

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irregular

• rope upTo tie up using a rope.
• rope offTo separate by ropes; to cordon off.
• rope outOf a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.
• rope inTo cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.
• rope intoUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rope, into.