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/ |
- 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.Definitions on the go
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