1. a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
2. a lasso.
3. ropes,
• the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space.
• the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking: The new employee didn't take long to learn the ropes.
4. a hangman's noose, halter, or cord.
5. the sentence or punishment of death by hanging.
6. a quantity of material or a number of things twisted or strung together in the form of a cord: a rope of tobacco.
7. a stringy, viscid, or glutinous formation in a liquid: ropes of slime.

8. to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope.
9. to enclose, partition, or mark off with a rope or ropes (often followed by off).
10. to catch with a lasso; lasso.
11. to reinforce (a sail or awning) with a boltrope.

12. to be drawn out into a filament of thread; become ropy.

13. to lure or entice, especially by employing deception: The swindler had roped in a number of gullible persons.

14. at the end of one's endurance or means; at the limit: With all her savings gone and bills piling up, she was at the end of her rope.
15. to allow a person complete freedom to continue their misdeeds in hope that retribution will follow.
16. on the ropes,
• in a defenseless position, as leaning against the ropes to keep from falling.
• in a desperate or hopeless position; close to defeat or failure: By repeatedly undercutting his prices, his competitors soon had him on the ropes.

• a fairly thick cord made of twisted and intertwined hemp or other fibres or of wire or other strong material
• (as modifier)
2. a row of objects fastened or united to form a line
3. a quantity of material twisted or wound in the form of a cord
4. anything in the form of a filament or strand, esp something viscous or glutinous
5. the rope
• a rope, noose, or halter used for hanging
• death by hanging, strangling, etc
6. to allow someone to accomplish his own downfall by his own foolish acts
7. know the ropes
• to have a thorough understanding of a particular sphere of activity
• to be experienced in the ways of the world
8. on the ropes
• driven against the ropes enclosing the ring by an opponent's attack
• in a defenceless or hopeless position

9. to bind or fasten with or as if with a rope
10. to enclose or divide by means of a rope
11. to become extended in a long filament or thread
12. to tie (climbers) together with a rope

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