lasso
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈlæsoʊ/
:
lazo
- Teetering in the mud, I glimpsed a snaking lasso chase the old bull, landing around its neck.
- Lasso Tool
The idea is to replace the stock lasso with this.
- The idea is to replace the stock lasso with this.
- Our great soldiers are out there fighting ISIS with their bracelets and golden lassos.
- So she is just fighting a losing battle when out of nowhere a silver lasso appears, goes around the demon Titans poof the demon is gone.
Examples
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Turning, he gets a coiled lasso out of the sand.
Fiction book (1998) -
I saddled my horse and took my father's lasso off my father's saddle.
Fiction book (1994) -
The idea is to replace the stock lasso with this.
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Uh, a lasso made out of horse hide.
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The Man with the Golden Lasso.
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You see, I'm going to fashion myself a lasso.
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Or he will catch you with his magical lasso.
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Where's your lasso, Wonder Woman?
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Wetherall tried again, and this time the lasso caught the jewels.
Fiction book (1999) -
The cowboy skillfully threw his lasso to catch the running calf.
Synonyms
65
6.1
A loop of rope with a knot that tightens used to catch animals or for hanging
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9.0
A long rope with a loop at one end used for catching cattle or horses
A long rope with a loop used to catch cattle or horses
A loop in a rope that tightens when you pull it
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Etymology
Lasso comes from the Spanish word lazo, which means 'noose' or 'tie', a loop used for catching. So a lasso is the long rope with a sliding loop that cowboys use to catch animals.