| noose | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. gin, noose, snare | a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose. |
| ~ slipknot | a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made. |
| ~ trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. noose, running noose, slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled. |
| ~ clench, clinch | a small slip noose made with seizing. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ lariat, reata, riata, lasso | a long noosed rope used to catch animals. |
| ~ slipknot | a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made. |
| ~ loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself). |
| v. (creation) | 3. noose | make a noose in or of. |
| ~ loop, intertwine | make a loop in.; "loop a rope" |
| v. (contact) | 4. noose | secure with a noose. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
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