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

rope

verb
 
/rəʊp/
 
/rəʊp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rope
 
/rəʊp/
 
/rəʊp/
he / she / it ropes
 
/rəʊps/
 
/rəʊps/
past simple roped
 
/rəʊpt/
 
/rəʊpt/
past participle roped
 
/rəʊpt/
 
/rəʊpt/
-ing form roping
 
/ˈrəʊpɪŋ/
 
/ˈrəʊpɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to tie one person or thing to another with a rope
    • rope A and B together The thieves had roped the guard's feet together.
    • rope A to B I roped the goat to a post.
  2. rope something to tie something with a rope so that it is held tightly and safely
    • I closed and roped the trunk.
  3. rope something (especially North American English) to catch an animal by throwing a circle of rope around it synonym lasso
  4. Word OriginOld English rāp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch reep and German Reif.
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