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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NOOSE, n. A running knot, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
Where the hangman does dispose to special friend the knot of noose.
NOOSE, v.t. To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to ensnare.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose [syn: snare, gin, noose]
2: 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] v
1: make a noose in or of
2: secure with a noose

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English nose Date: 15th century 1. a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn 2. something that snares like a noose II. transitive verb (noosed; noosing) Date: 1600 1. to secure by a noose 2. to make a noose in or of

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled, esp. in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter. 2 a snare or bond. 3 joc. the marriage tie. --v.tr. 1 catch with or enclose in a noose, ensnare. 2 a make a noose on (a cord). b (often foll. by round) arrange (a cord) in a noose. Phrases and idioms: put one's head in a noose bring about one's own downfall. Etymology: ME nose, perh. f. OF no(u)s f. L nodus knot

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Noose Noose, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n?ud, L. nodus. Cf. Node.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Noose Noose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.] To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(nooses) A noose is a circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire. A noose is tied with a knot that allows it to be tightened, and it is usually used to trap animals or hang people. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Hitch, running knot.

Moby Thesaurus

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