Complete Definition of "rope"

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English

Pronunciation
AHD|/r�p/
IPA|/r��p/
SAMPA|/r@Up/
audio|en-us-rope.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��p|-��p

Etymology
OE. r�p

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|s|-
Image:rope.jpg|thumb|Rope wrapped around a pipe.

  1. uncountable Thick, strong string made of several strands that have been twisted together.

#: This nylon rope is very strong.

  1. countable A length of this string.

#: The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.

  1. baseball A hard line drive

#: He hit a rope past third and into the corner.

Translations

trans-top|thick, strong string
Albanian: litar
Arabic: ARchar|حب� IPAchar|(ħabl) m
Chinese: 繩�, 绳� (shéngzi)
Czech lano n
Dutch: touw n
Finnish: köysi
French: corde f
German: Seil n, Tau n
Hungarian: kötél
Italian: corda#Italian|corda f, cavo m
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (r�pu), 綱 (tsuna), � (nawá)
Korean: 밧� (batjul)
Old English: sal|s�l m
Portuguese: corda#Portuguese|corda f
Russian: ве��вка (verjóvka) f
Spanish: cuerda f, soga f
Swedish: rep#Swedish|rep
Telugu: తాడ� (taaDu), మ��� (mOku)
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trans-top|a length of this string
Albanian: litar
Dutch: touw n
Finnish: köysi
French: corde f, cordage m
German: Seil n, Tau n
Italian: corda f
trans-mid
Portuguese: corda#Portuguese|corda f
Russian: ве��вка (verjóvka) f
Spanish: cuerda f, soga f
Swedish: rep#Swedish|rep
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|rop|ing

  1. To tie with something

#: The robber roped the victims.

  1. To throw a rope around something

#: The cowboy roped the calf.

Derived terms
money for old rope
rope together
ropework
show one the ropes
wire rope
on the ropes

Related terms
ropy


Finnish
(Wiktionary:Finnish_index_r|index R)

Abbreviation
rope (shortened form of roolipeli)

  1. RPG (role-playing game)

Norwegian

Verb
no-verb-2|rop

  1. to shout

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