Rope: alternatives and connections

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Jet, the mineral.

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Flax; linen.

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A knot; a fastening.

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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

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A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

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A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire,…

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Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

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See Halyard.

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One who halts or limps; a cripple.

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A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

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A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to variou…

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A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a…

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The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.

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A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc.

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A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes.

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A lariat.

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One who, or that which, ties.

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A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

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A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

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A maker of ropes.

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A maker of ropes.

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of Rope

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of Rope

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capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.

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capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.

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A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.

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A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.

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A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

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A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to variou…

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The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, g…

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The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.

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A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the ce…

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A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc.

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A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

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A cockroach.

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Having roofs.

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