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Definition of lasso verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lasso

verb
 
/læˈsuː/,
 
/ˈlæsəʊ/
 
/ˈlæsəʊ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lasso
 
/læˈsuː/,
 
/ˈlæsəʊ/
 
/ˈlæsəʊ/
he / she / it lassoes
 
/læˈsuːz/,
 
/ˈlæsəʊz/
 
/ˈlæsəʊz/
past simple lassoed
 
/læˈsuːd/,
 
/ˈlæsəʊd/
 
/ˈlæsəʊd/
past participle lassoed
 
/læˈsuːd/,
 
/ˈlæsəʊd/
 
/ˈlæsəʊd/
-ing form lassoing
 
/læˈsuːɪŋ/,
 
/ˈlæsəʊɪŋ/
 
/ˈlæsəʊɪŋ/
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  1. lasso something to catch an animal using a lasso
    • to lasso a calf
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: representing an American Spanish pronunciation of Spanish lazo, based on Latin laqueus ‘noose’. Compare with lace.
See lasso in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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