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roping

verb

Meaning

  1. To tie (something) with rope.
  2. To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something).
  3. To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.
  4. To commit suicide.
  5. The act of catching an animal with a rope.
  6. Ropy; stringy; glutinous

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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