n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: roped ; rop · ing
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord b : to partition, separate, or divide by a rope < rope off the street> c : LASSO
2 : to draw as if with a rope : LURE
intransitive verb : to take the form of or twist in the manner of rope
– rop · er noun