slip noose
slip noose · slip nooses
A noose made by tying a slip knot and often used to trap an animal, bird, or person by…A noose made by tying a slip knot and often used to trap an animal, bird, or person by the feet.
» They tied Pinocchio's hands behind his shoulders and slipped the noose around his neck.
Sie fesselten Pinocchios Hände hinter seinen Schultern und legten eine Schlinge um seinen Hals. — Yorwba
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1 sensesA noose made by tying a slip knot and often used to trap an animal, bird, or person by the feet.
More definitions
- a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
Examples
1 sentencesThey tied Pinocchio's hands behind his shoulders and slipped the noose around his neck.
deSie fesselten Pinocchios Hände hinter seinen Schultern und legten eine Schlinge um seinen Hals. — Yorwba
Forms
plural: slip nooses| Singular | slip noose |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled:nooserunning noose