Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To tie (something) with rope.

    The robber roped the victims.

    fasten with a rope

  2. (transitive)To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something).

    The cowboy roped the calf.

  3. (intransitive)To climb by means of a rope or ropes.

  4. (intransitive)To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.

  5. (transitive)To pull or restrain (the horse one is riding) to prevent it from winning a race.

  6. (Internet, intransitive)To commit suicide, particularly by hanging.

    My life is a mess; I might as well rope.

Examples

445 sentences
  1. Don't let go of the rope.

    Не відпускай мотузку. — deniko

    ruНе отпускай верёвку. — afyodor

    deLass das Seil nicht los. — Wolf

  2. I let go of the rope.

    Я відпустив мотузку. — Anjy

    ruЯ отпустил верёвку. — afyodor

    deIch ließ das Seil los. — Lars224

  3. He let go of the rope.

    Він відпустив мотузку. — deniko

    ruОн отпустил верёвку. — marafon

    deEr ließ das Seil los. — Wolf

  4. Tom is looking for the rope.

    Том шукає мотузку. — deniko

  5. He cut the rope with his teeth.

    Він перегриз мотузку. — deniko

    ruОн перегрыз верёвку. — Biga

Origin

From Middle English ropen, rope (“to form ropes”), from rop (“rope”); see above.

From Middle English ropen, rope (“to form ropes”), from rop (“rope”); see above.

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Forms

ropes, roping, roped, roped
Base formrope · to rope
3rd person singularropes
Present participleroping
Past simpleroped
Past participleroped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrope
he, she, itropes

Past simpleLesson

all personsroped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave roped
he, she, ithas roped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rope

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
tie with rope:tieB1bindB2secureC2
throw a rope around:lasso
kill oneself:ropemaxx
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • cut the rope
  • of the rope
  • piece of rope
  • the rope with
  • jumping rope
  • rope ladder
  • a rope ladder
  • grabbed the rope
  • onto the rope
  • held the rope
  • pulled the rope
  • rope with both

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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