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rope
(rōp)n.
1. A flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.
2. A string of items attached in one line, especially by twisting or braiding: a rope of onions.
3. A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.
4.
a. A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.
b. Execution or death by hanging: to die by the rope.
5. A lasso or lariat.
6. ropes Sports Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.
7. ropes Informal Specialized procedures or details: learn the ropes; know the ropes.
8. Baseball A line drive.
v. roped, rop·ing, ropes
tr.v.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To tie, fasten, or attach with a rope or other cord.
2. To enclose, separate, or partition with a rope or other cord: rope off the scene of the crime.
3. To catch with a rope or lasso.
4. Informal To persuade or manipulate (someone): My boss roped me into attending the ceremony.
rope down
1. To descend using a rope, as from a cliff or a hovering helicopter.
2. To lower (something) by means of a rope.
rope up
Idiom: 1. To climb a steep slope or dangerous area using a rope.
2. To attach climbers to a rope for safety: roped up before crossing the glacier.
on the ropes
1. Sports Knocked against the ropes that enclose a boxing ring.
2. On the verge of defeat or collapse; hopeless or powerless.
[Middle English, from Old English rāp.]
rop′er n.
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rope
(rəʊp)n
1. (Textiles)
a. a fairly thick cord made of twisted and intertwined hemp or other fibres or of wire or other strong material
b. (as modifier): a rope bridge; a rope ladder.
2. a row of objects fastened or united to form a line: a rope of pearls; a rope of onions.
3. a quantity of material twisted or wound in the form of a cord
4. anything in the form of a filament or strand, esp something viscous or glutinous: a rope of slime.
5. the rope
a. a rope, noose, or halter used for hanging
b. death by hanging, strangling, etc
6. give someone enough rope to hang himself or herself to allow someone to accomplish his or her own downfall by his own foolish acts
7. know the ropes
a. to have a thorough understanding of a particular sphere of activity
b. to be experienced in the ways of the world
8. (Boxing) boxing driven against the ropes enclosing the ring by an opponent's attack
9. in a defenceless or hopeless position
vb
10. (tr) to bind or fasten with or as if with a rope
11. (usually foll by: off) to enclose or divide by means of a rope
12. (intr) to become extended in a long filament or thread
13. (Mountaineering) mountaineering (when: intr, foll by up) to tie (climbers) together with a rope
[Old English rāp; related to Old Saxon rēp, Old High German reif]
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rope
(roʊp)n., v. roped, rop•ing. n.
1. a strong, thick line or cord, usu. made of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, wire, or the like.
2. a lasso.
3. ropes,
a. the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space.
b. the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking: to learn the ropes; showed her the ropes.
4. a hangman's noose.
5. the sentence or punishment of death by hanging.
6. material or objects twisted or strung together in the form of a cord.
7. a stringy, viscid formation in a liquid.
8. Slang. a thick, heavy gold chain worn as jewelry.
v.t. 9. to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope.
10. to enclose or mark off with a rope (often fol. by off): to rope off the reserved seats.
11. to catch with a lasso; lasso.
v.i. 12. to become ropy or stringy.
13. rope in,to lure, esp. by trickery.
Idioms: on the ropes, close to defeat, failure, or utter collapse.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English rop(e), rap(e), Old English rāp, c. Old Frisian rāp, Old High German reif, Old Norse reip, Gothic -raip (in skaudaraip thong); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the n.]
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rope
An element of chaff consisting of a long roll of metallic foil or wire which is designed for broad, low-frequency responses. See also chaff.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Rope
a row or string of items or people similar to a rope; a long series.Examples: rope of hair, 1891; of hay, 1610; of onions, 1469; of pearls, 1632; of popes, 1621; of sand, 1624; of turf, 1759; of water, 1843.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
rope
Past participle: roped
Gerund: roping
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| Noun | 1. |  rope - a strong line bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) bola - a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin brace - a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it brail - a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in bungee, bungee cord - an elasticized rope cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire cordage - the ropes in the rigging of a ship guide rope - a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging harpoon line - a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat hawser - large heavy rope for nautical use jump rope, skip rope, skipping rope - a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it lashing - rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings" line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" prolonge - a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage small stuff - any light rope used on shipboard tier - something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers" tightrope - tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground trip line - a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance hemp - a plant fiber jute - a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks sisal, sisal hemp - a plant fiber used for making rope |
| 2. | rope - street names for flunitrazepan flunitrazepan, Rohypnol - a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia | |
| Verb | 1. | rope - catch with a lasso; "rope cows" |
| 2. | rope - fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" rope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers" |
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rope
know the ropes be experienced, know the score (informal), be knowledgeable, know what's what, be an old hand, know your way around, know where it's at (slang), know all the ins and outs She got to know the ropes.
rope someone in or into something (Brit.) persuade, involve, engage, enlist, talk into, drag in, inveigle I got roped into helping.
Proverbs
"Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself"
"Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself"
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Translations
حَبْليَرْبُطيَمْسِك بواسِطَة الحَبْل
въже
lanoprovazvázatchytit do lasa
rebtovbinde fastlassoe
ŝnuro
köis
طناب
köysi
konopuže
kötéllasszóval fogodaköt
binda, festa meî reipikaîall, reipireipisnara meî slöngvivaî
ロープ
밧줄
funis
atitverti virvepagauti kilpavirvepririšti virvesurišti virvevirvinės kopėčios
ķert ar lasopiesiet/nostiprināt ar virvivirve
chytiť do lasa
vrv
rep
เชือก
dây chão
rope
[rəʊp]A. N → cuerda f, soga f, mecate m (Mex) (Naut) (= hawser) → maroma f, cable m; (in rigging) → cabo m; (hangman's) → dogal m; [of pearls] → collar m; [of onions etc] → ristra f
the ropes (Boxing) → las cuerdas
to jump or skip rope (US) → saltar a la comba
there were three of us on the rope (Mountaineering) → éramos tres los encordados
to give sb more rope → dar a algn mayor libertad de acción
if you give him enough rope he'll hang himself → déjale actuar y él se condenará a sí mismo
to know/learn the ropes → estar/ponerse al tanto
to be on the ropes → estar en las cuerdas
I'll show you the ropes → te voy a mostrar cómo funciona todo
to be at the end of one's rope (esp US) → no poder soportarlo más, no aguantar más
the ropes (Boxing) → las cuerdas
to jump or skip rope (US) → saltar a la comba
there were three of us on the rope (Mountaineering) → éramos tres los encordados
to give sb more rope → dar a algn mayor libertad de acción
if you give him enough rope he'll hang himself → déjale actuar y él se condenará a sí mismo
to know/learn the ropes → estar/ponerse al tanto
to be on the ropes → estar en las cuerdas
I'll show you the ropes → te voy a mostrar cómo funciona todo
to be at the end of one's rope (esp US) → no poder soportarlo más, no aguantar más
B. VT → atar or (LAm) amarrar con (una) cuerda (US) [+ animal] → coger or (LAm) agarrar con lazo
to rope two things together → atar dos cosas con una cuerda
they roped themselves together (Mountaineering) → se encordaron
there were four climbers roped together → había cuatro escaladores que formaban una cordada or iban encordados
to rope two things together → atar dos cosas con una cuerda
they roped themselves together (Mountaineering) → se encordaron
there were four climbers roped together → había cuatro escaladores que formaban una cordada or iban encordados
C. CPD rope burn N → quemadura f por fricción
rope ladder N → escala f de cuerda
rope trick N → truco m de la cuerda
rope ladder N → escala f de cuerda
rope trick N → truco m de la cuerda
rope in VT + ADV they managed to rope in their friends → consiguieron arrastrar a sus amigos
to rope sb in (to do sth) → enganchar a algn (para que haga algo)
to rope sb in (to do sth) → enganchar a algn (para que haga algo)
rope off VT + ADV → acordonar
to rope off an area → acordonar un espacio, cercar un espacio con cuerdas
to rope off an area → acordonar un espacio, cercar un espacio con cuerdas
rope up VI + ADV [climbers] → encordarse, formar una cordada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rope
[ˈrəʊp] modif [bridge, ladder] → de corde
vt
(= tie up) [+ box, animal, person] → attacher
npl
the ropes (SPORT) [boxing ring] → les cordes
to know the ropes → connaître les ficelles
to learn the ropes → apprendre les ficelles, apprendre les ficelles du métier
to show sb the ropes → montrer les ficelles à qn, montrer les ficelles du métier à qn
to rope sb in → enrôler qn
to be roped in → être enrôlé(e)
to be roped off → être séparé(e) par des cordes
The track was roped off from the rest of the area → La piste était séparée du reste de la zone par des cordes.rope ladder n → échelle f de corde
to learn the ropes → apprendre les ficelles, apprendre les ficelles du métier
to show sb the ropes → montrer les ficelles à qn, montrer les ficelles du métier à qn
rope in
vt sep [+ person] → enrôlerto rope sb in → enrôler qn
to be roped in → être enrôlé(e)
rope off
vt sep [+ area, field] → délimiter avec des cordesto be roped off → être séparé(e) par des cordes
The track was roped off from the rest of the area → La piste était séparée du reste de la zone par des cordes.rope ladder n → échelle f de corde
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rope
n
→ Seil nt; (Naut) → Tau nt; (of bell) → Glockenstrang m; (= hangman’s rope) → Strang m, → Strick m; a rope of pearls → eine Perlenschnur; to give somebody more/plenty of rope (fig) → jdm mehr/viel Freiheit lassen; give him enough rope and he’ll hang himself (fig) → der dreht sich (dat) → schon selbst seinen Strick; I am at the end of my rope (US inf) (= annoyed, impatient) → mir reichts (inf); (= desperate) → ich bin am Ende
vt
box, case → verschnüren; to rope somebody to a tree → jdn an einen Baum binden; to rope somebody’s feet together → jdm die Füße zusammenbinden; to rope climbers (together) → Bergsteiger anseilen
rope
in cpds → Seil-;rope burn
n → Reibungsverbrennung f (beim Umgang mit Seilen), → Seilbrand m (spec)
rope ladder
n → Strickleiter f
rope light
n → Flexlicht nt
ropemaker
n → Seiler(in) m(f)
rope
:rope sole
n → (aus Seil) geflochtene Sohle
rope-soled
adj → mit (aus Seil) geflochtener Sohle
ropewalker
n → Seiltänzer(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rope
[rəʊp]1. n → fune f, corda (Naut) → cima, cavo
to give sb more rope (fig) → allentare le redini a qn
to know/learn the ropes (fig) → conoscere/imparare i segreti or i trucchi del mestiere
a rope of pearls → una lunga collana di perle
a rope of climbers → una cordata di alpinisti
to give sb more rope (fig) → allentare le redini a qn
to know/learn the ropes (fig) → conoscere/imparare i segreti or i trucchi del mestiere
a rope of pearls → una lunga collana di perle
a rope of climbers → una cordata di alpinisti
2. vt → legare (con una fune or una corda)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rope
(rəup) noun (a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc. He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.
verb1. to tie or fasten with a rope. He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.
2. to catch with a rope; to lasso. to rope a calf.
ˌrope-ˈladder noun a ladder made of rope.
rope in to include; to persuade to join in. We roped him in to help.
rope off to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in. The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.
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rope
→ حَبْل provaz reb Seil σκοινί cuerda köysi corde konop corda ロープ 밧줄 touw tau sznur corda веревка rep เชือก ip dây chão 绳Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009