rope up
rope up · ropes up · roped up · roping up
To tie up using a ropeTo tie up using a rope.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To tie up using a rope.
(intransitive)To attach oneself to a rope.
attach to one another, for safety
Forms
ropes up, roping up, roped up, roped upPhrasal 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