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noose

Syllabification: (noose)

Pronunciation: /no͞os/

Definition of noose

a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and typically used to hang people or trap animals.
(the noose) death by hanging.
(the noose) a difficult situation regarded as a restraint or bond:the West is exploring ways to tighten the economic noose

[with object]

put a noose on (someone):she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner
catch (an animal) with a noose.
form (a rope) into a noose.

Phrases

late Middle English: probably via Old French no(u)s from Latin nodus 'knot'

Definition of noose in the British & World English dictionary

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