NOOSE


Meaning of NOOSE in English

I. ˈnüs, Britain also ˈnüz noun

Etymology: Middle English nose

Date: 15th century

1. : a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn

2. : something that snares like a noose

II. transitive verb

( noosed ; noos·ing )

Date: 1600

1. : to secure by a noose

2. : to make a noose in or of

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.