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Verb
/no͞os/,
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nooses, plural;
  1. Put a noose on (someone)
    • - she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner
  2. Catch (an animal) with a noose

  3. Form (a rope) into a noose

Noun
  1. A loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and typically used to hang people or trap animals

  2. Death by hanging

  3. A difficult situation regarded as a restraint or bond
    • - the West is exploring ways to tighten the economic noose

  1. make a noose in or of
  2. snare: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  3. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
  4. secure with a noose
  5. A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot slides to make the loop collapsible.
  6. Noose is a British crime film released in 1948. It was directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starred Carole Landis and Derek Farr the British Film Institute.
  7. The Noose is a play written by Willard Mack. It was later adapted as the film The Noose.
  8. Thirteenth Step is the second studio album by American rock band A Perfect Circle, released under Compact Disc format on September 16, 2003. ...
  9. The Noose is a Singapore comedy TV series which aired in Singapore for three seasons in 2007, 2008 and 2010. The third season begin airing on June 1, 2010. The name of the show is a play on the word The News.
  10. An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso; To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare
  11. "That's a rope, with a loop and a slip-knot," as one guy says in Noose. "Here's to it," says another, hoisting his tea.
  12. 'a snare or bond generally, especially hanging or marriage'
  13. A loop that closes under strain.