rope
verb/rəʊp/
/rəʊp/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- 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.
- rope something to tie something with a rope so that it is held tightly and safely
- I closed and roped the trunk.
- rope something (especially North American English) to catch an animal by throwing a circle of rope around it synonym lasso
Word OriginOld English rāp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch reep and German Reif.
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