I. ˈnüs noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Provençal nous knot, from Latin nodus — more at net
1. : a loop with a running knot (as in a hangman's halter or a lariat) that binds closer the more it is drawn
2. : tie , bond , snare
matrimonial noose
3. : the free end of a bowstring fastened to the bow nock by a timber hitch — compare eye 2d(5)
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to secure by or as if by a noose : catch or capture in a noose : put a noose round : entrap
noose a snake
2. : to execute by hanging : hang
3. : to furnish with a noose : make a noose in or of : pass (as a rope) around something so as to make a noose