ROPE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rāp; akin to Old High German reif hoop Date: before 12th century 1. a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together, a long slender strip of material used as ~ , a hangman's noose, lariat , a row or string consisting of things united by or as if by braiding, twining, or threading, special or basic techniques or procedures , line drive , ~like adjective II. verb (~d; roping) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to bind, fasten, or tie with a ~ or cord, to partition, separate, or divide by a ~ , lasso , to draw as if with a ~ ; lure , intransitive verb to take the form of or twist in the manner of ~, ~r noun