'Noose' definitions:
Definition of 'noose'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: noose, running noose, slip noose]
verb
Make a noose in or of
verb
Secure with a noose
Definition of 'Noose'
From: GCIDE
- Noose \Noose\, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n[oe]ud, L. nodus. Cf. Node.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Noose'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'noose'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allure,
- and quarter,
- annular muscle,
- annulus,
- areola,
- aureole,
- ax,
- bag,
- bait,
- bait the hook,
- birdlime,
- block,
- bola,
- braid,
- catch,
- catch out,
- chaplet,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circumference,
- circus,
- closed circle,
- cobweb,
- corona,
- coronet,
- cross,
- crown,
- cycle,
- death chair,
- death chamber,
- decoy,
- diadem,
- discus,
- disk,
- dragnet,
- draw,
- drop,
- electric chair,
- enlace,
- enmesh,
- ensnare,
- ensnarl,
- entangle,
- entoil,
- entrap,
- entwine,
- enweb,
- eternal return,
- fairy ring,
- fishhook,
- fly,
- foul,
- gallows,
- gallows-tree,
- garland,
- gas chamber,
- gibbet,
- gill net,
- gin,
- glory,
- ground bait,
- guillotine,
- halo,
- halter,
- hang,
- harpoon,
- hemp,
- hempen collar,
- hook,
- hook in,
- hot seat,
- interknit,
- interlace,
- intertie,
- intertissue,
- intertwine,
- intertwist,
- interweave,
- intort,
- inveigle,
- jig,
- knit,
- lace,
- land,
- lariat,
- lasso,
- lethal chamber,
- lime,
- logical circle,
- loom,
- loop,
- looplet,
- lure,
- lynch,
- magic circle,
- maiden,
- mat,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- nail,
- neck,
- net,
- O,
- orbit,
- plait,
- pleach,
- plug,
- pound net,
- purse seine,
- raddle,
- radius,
- ring,
- rondelle,
- rope,
- round,
- roundel,
- sack,
- saucer,
- scaffold,
- scrag,
- seine,
- snag,
- snare,
- snarl,
- sniggle,
- spear,
- sphincter,
- spinner,
- splice,
- spread the toils,
- springe,
- squid,
- stake,
- stretch,
- string up,
- take,
- tangle,
- tangle up with,
- the chair,
- tissue,
- toils,
- trap,
- trawl,
- tree,
- trip,
- turn off,
- twill,
- twine,
- twist,
- vicious circle,
- wattle,
- weave,
- web,
- wheel,
- wind,
- wobbler,
- wreath,
- wreathe