n. 1 line, cord, cable, hawser; strand, string This rope is too light for mooring the boat She wore a rope of baroque pearls. 2 the ropes. the routine, the procedure, one's way around, the ins and outs; the truth, the (real) situation; Colloq what's what, the score, Brit the gen It didn't take her long to learn the ropes
v. 3 tie, bind, lash, hitch, fasten, secure; tether, attach Rope these two crates together The horses were roped to the post. 4 rope in. attract, draw (in), tempt, entice, lure, persuade They are going to use a lottery to rope the customers in to supporting our cause