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rope

noun · verb

Simple meaning

Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹoʊp

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. uncountable

    Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

  2. countable

    An individual length of such material.

  3. A cohesive strand of something.

  4. with "the"

    Death by hanging.

  5. in the plural

    The small intestines.

verb

  1. transitive

    To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something).

  2. intransitive

    To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.

  3. transitive

    To pull or restrain (the horse one is riding) to prevent it from winning a race.

  4. Fasten with a rope

  5. transitive

    To tie (something) with rope.

  6. intransitive

    To climb by means of a rope or ropes.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

Used this way, rope is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Thick

wire rope

Long

long rope

Chaff

rope ladder

Other combinations

tight roperope roundlead ropejumping ropestrong rope

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • ropernounInflected form

    A decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game).

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • rope inverbCompound term

    Divide by means of a rope.

  • rope laddernounCompound term

    A ladder with side pieces of rope.

  • rope-makernounCompound term

    A craftsman who makes ropes.

  • rope offverbCompound term

    Divide by means of a rope.

  • rope townounCompound term

    A ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto.

  • rope upverbCompound term

    Attach to one another, for safety.

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