| rope | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. rope | a strong line. |
| ~ bight | the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends). |
| ~ bola | a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin. |
| ~ brace | a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it. |
| ~ brail | a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in. |
| ~ bungee, bungee cord | an elasticized rope. |
| ~ cable | a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire. |
| ~ cordage | the ropes in the rigging of a ship. |
| ~ guide rope | a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane. |
| ~ halliard, halyard | a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag. |
| ~ hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. |
| ~ harpoon line | a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat. |
| ~ hawser | large heavy rope for nautical use. |
| ~ jump rope, skip rope, skipping rope | a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it. |
| ~ lashing | rope that is used for fastening something to something else.; "the boats were held together by lashings" |
| ~ lariat, reata, riata, lasso | a long noosed rope used to catch animals. |
| ~ line | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible.; "a washing line" |
| ~ prolonge | a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage. |
| ~ small stuff | any light rope used on shipboard. |
| ~ tier | something that is used for tying.; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers" |
| ~ tightrope | tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground. |
| ~ trip line | a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance. |
| ~ hemp | a plant fiber. |
| ~ jute | a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks. |
| ~ sisal, sisal hemp | a plant fiber used for making rope. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. circle, forget me drug, mexican valium, r-2, roach, roofy, rope, rophy | street names for flunitrazepan. |
| ~ flunitrazepan, rohypnol | a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia. |
| v. (contact) | 3. lasso, rope | catch with a lasso.; "rope cows" |
| ~ capture, catch, get | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
| v. (contact) | 4. leash, rope | fasten with a rope.; "rope the bag securely" |
| ~ tie, bind | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
| twine | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. string, twine | a lightweight cord. |
| ~ chalk line, snap line, snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface. |
| ~ cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads.; "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
| ~ packthread | a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages. |
| v. (contact) | 2. enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ wreathe, wind | form into a wreath. |
| ~ twine | make by twisting together or intertwining.; "twine a rope" |
| ~ wattle | interlace to form wattle. |
| ~ plash, pleach | interlace the shoots of.; "pleach a hedge" |
| ~ ravel, tangle, knot | tangle or complicate.; "a ravelled story" |
| ~ splice | join by interweaving strands.; "Splice the wires" |
| v. (contact) | 3. roll, twine, wind, wrap | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| ~ spool | wind onto a spool or a reel. |
| ~ reel | wind onto or off a reel. |
| ~ ball | form into a ball by winding or rolling.; "ball wool" |
| ~ clew, clue | roll into a ball. |
| ~ coil, curl, loop | wind around something in coils or loops. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 4. twine | make by twisting together or intertwining.; "twine a rope" |
| ~ enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, entwine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (contact) | 5. distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ wring, wrench | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish.; "Wring one's hand" |
| ~ contort, wring, deform, distort | twist and press out of shape. |
| ~ mat, entangle, snarl, tangle | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.; "The child entangled the cord" |
| ~ enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, entwine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| ~ spin | work natural fibers into a thread.; "spin silk" |
| ~ interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
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