rope out
rope out · ropes out · roped out · roping out
Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like…Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.
» You can't make a rope out of sand.
Aus Sand dreht man keinen Strick. — Esperantostern
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1 sensesOf a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.
Examples
1 sentencesYou can't make a rope out of sand.
deAus Sand dreht man keinen Strick. — Esperantostern
Origin
From rope (verb) + out (adverb).From rope (verb) + out (adverb).
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Forms
ropes out, roping out, roped out, roped out| Base form | rope out · to rope out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ropes out |
| Present participle | roping out |
| Past simple | roped out |
| Past participle | roped out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- 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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb